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noun
The practical arts, such as engineering, metalworking or carpentry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Synonyms: trades
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The academic discipline, or subject area, teaching the knowledge and skills needed to work with tools and machinery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a course in the methods of using tools and machinery as taught in secondary schools and technical schools
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: course, course of study, course of instruction, class
History
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