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techno

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈtɛknoʊ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A repetitive style of music originally produced for use in a continuous DJ set. The central rhythmic component is most often in common time (4/4), where time is marked with a bass drum on each quarter note pulse, a backbeat played by snare or clap on the second and fourth pulses of the bar, and an open hi-hat sounding every second eighth note.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a style of fast heavy electronic dance music usually without vocals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dance music

History

Etymology

Clipping of technology.

Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تِكْنُو (tiknū) — style of music
  • Arabic: تَكْنُو (taknū) — style of music
  • Breton: tekno — style of music
  • Breton: techno — style of music
  • Bulgarian: техно (tehno) — style of music
  • Catalan: techno — style of music
  • Catalan: tecno — style of music
  • Chinese Mandarin: 高科技舞曲 (gāokējì wǔqǔ) — style of music
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鐵克諾音樂 /铁克诺音乐 (tiěkènuò yīnyuè) — style of music
  • Czech: techno — style of music
  • Danish: techno — style of music
  • Dutch: techno — style of music
  • Esperanto: teĥno — style of music
  • Esperanto: tekno — style of music
  • Esperanto: teĥnomuziko — style of music
  • Esperanto: teknomuziko — style of music
  • Estonian: tekno — style of music
  • Estonian: tehno — style of music
  • Finnish: tekno — style of music
  • Finnish: teknomusiikki — style of music
  • Finnish: techno — style of music
  • Galician: techno — style of music
  • Galician: tecno — style of music
  • Georgian: ტექნო (ṭekno) — style of music
  • German: Techno — style of music
  • Greek: τέκνο (tékno) — style of music
  • Hebrew: טכנו (tekhno) — style of music
  • Hungarian: techno — style of music
  • Icelandic: teknó — style of music
  • Ido: tekno — style of music
  • Italian: techno — style of music
  • Japanese: テクノ (tekuno) — style of music
  • Korean: 테크노 (tekeuno) — style of music
  • Latin: musica technica — style of music
  • Latin: technicum — style of music
  • Latvian: tehno — style of music
  • Lithuanian: techno — style of music
  • Marathi: टेक्नो (ṭekno) — style of music
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: techno — style of music
  • Persian: تکنو — style of music
  • Polish: techno — style of music
  • Portuguese: tecno — style of music
  • Quechua: techno — style of music
  • Romanian: techno — style of music
  • Russian: те́хно (téxno) — style of music
  • Scottish Gaelic: teacno — style of music
  • Serbo-Croatian: techno — style of music
  • Sicilian: techno — style of music
  • Slovak: techno — style of music
  • Slovene: techno — style of music
  • Spanish: techno — style of music
  • Swedish: techno — style of music
  • Thai: เทคโน — style of music
  • Ukrainian: техно (texno) — style of music
  • Vietnamese: techno — style of music