How to pronounce technique
American English pronunciation
tek-NEEK
- IPA
- /tɛkˈnik/
- Syllables
- tek · NEEK (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What technique means
A special way of doing something that takes skill
In a sentence: The art teacher showed us a technique for blending colors with our fingers.
Where it comes from: Borrowed from French. It goes back to a Greek word meaning "skillful," from the Greek word for art or craft.
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