often attributive
: electronic dance music that features a fast beat and synthesized sounds usually without vocals or a conventional popular song structure
: technical : technological
technocracy
Examples of techno in a Sentence
Noun
The club plays only techno.
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Katie Bain, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
Detroit techno at its best will be spun Saturday at 9pm at TV Lounge, 2548 Grand River Ave.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
A lot of the grandfathers of house music and techno were inspired by the futurists.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
The hard techno producer brings the heat on the LP, making listeners dance without abandon.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The lineup for the event includes house and techno artists such as Apache, Stephan Bodzin, Dubfire and Julia Sandstorm.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
Detroit techno at its best will be spun Saturday at 9pm at TV Lounge, 2548 Grand River Ave.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
A lot of the grandfathers of house music and techno were inspired by the futurists.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
The hard techno producer brings the heat on the LP, making listeners dance without abandon.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Techno.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/techno. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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