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tech·nique  audio  (tk-nk) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
  2. also tech·nic  (tknk) KEY 
    1. The way in which the fundamentals, as of an artistic work, are handled.
    2. Skill or command in handling such fundamentals. See Synonyms at art1.
ETYMOLOGY:
French, technical, technique, from Greek tekhnikos, technical ; see technical


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