/tekˈniːk/
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Translation
A special way of doing something that you learn with practice.
Word origin
From French technique, from Greek techne, meaning art, craft or skill.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- techne
- English cognates
- technical, technology
Examples
swimmer .
A technique is the exact way you do something.
.
Arts, sports and jobs all have their own techniques.
farming less .
Technique keeps its French spelling, so the ending sounds like eek.
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