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techno

techno

41 4.4
Fast, loud electronic dance music that people dance to in clubs, usually without singing
  • noun
  • /ˈtɛknoʊ/
translation icon : techno
  • The DJ played a mix of techno tracks that got everyone dancing all night.
  • play techno
  • techno music
  • a techno style

He, you know, has R&B; tracks, he has hip hop tracks, he's done techno like he, he has a a wider range.

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Examples

  • Did you know that techno music was invented in Michigan?

  • A top court in Germany just ruled that techno is, in fact, music.

  • Some of our genre studies have centered on the genres of techno, film music, sound design, and popular songs.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Hi you guys, today we are going to do a get to know me tag and as luck would have it, my neighbors seem to be having some type of a techno dance party.

  • In popular music of the 1990s, a music genre known as ambient techno became increasingly popular.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The place pounds with loud, bassy techno music and colored light.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The music here was louder and distinctly atonal, a blend of techno and trip-hop that shuddered with confusion.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Many clubs around the world host techno nights featuring various DJs.

  • She loves listening to techno while working out because of its fast beats.

Synonyms

dance music
vstechno
16 1.4

Music with a strong beat that people dance to at parties

is faster, heavier and usually without vocals rather than mainly for moving
electronic music
vstechno
8 3.2

Music created using electronic devices like computers and synthesizers

is the fast, heavy dance style usually without vocals within that broad category
electronica
vstechno
4 4.3

Music made with electronic instruments and computer sounds for dancing or listening

is faster, heavier and usually without vocals rather than more relaxed

How Intense

brostep
  • Jargon
1 9.9
techno
41 4.4
dubstep
7 6.3
ambient
38 6.1

Surface Forms

techno singular
technos plural

Etymology

Techno comes from an old Greek word techne, meaning 'art' or 'skill', and from the prefix techno- as in technology. Because this music is made with electronic machines and tools rather than voices, the name techno highlights its link to technology and machine-driven dance sound.