POLYTECHNIC


Meaning of POLYTECHNIC in English

■ noun an institution of higher education offering courses at degree level or below, especially in vocational subjects (little used after 1992, when British ~s became able to call themselves ‘universities’).

Origin

C19: from Fr. polytechnique , from Gk polutekhnos , from polu- 'many' + tekhnē 'art'.

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