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technique definition

tech·nique (tek nēk′)

noun

  1. the method of procedure (with reference to practical or formal details), or way of using basic skills, in rendering an artistic work or carrying out a scientific or mechanical operation
  2. the degree of expertness in following this a pianist with good technique but poor expression
  3. any method or manner of accomplishing something

Etymology: Fr < Gr technikos: see technic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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