Techno

//ˈtɛknoʊ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. uncountable

    "This is a country where nightclubs in Thimbu, the capital, throb with techno music, but where smoking is illegal and television did not arrive until 1999."

  2. 2
    a style of fast heavy electronic dance music usually without vocals wordnet

Example

More examples

"I like your techno dance moves."

Etymology

Clipping of technology.

Related phrases

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