/ tekˈniːk; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C ] a particular way of doing sth, especially one in which you have to learn special skills :
The artist combines different techniques in the same painting.
marketing techniques
2.
[ U , sing. ] the skill with which sb is able to do sth practical :
Her technique has improved a lot over the past season.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from French , from Latin technicus , from Greek tekhnikos , from tekhnē art.