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anti-technology

an·ti-tech·nol·o·gy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee tek-nol-uh-jee]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti tɛkˈnɒl ə dʒi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee tek-nol-uh-jee]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti tɛkˈnɒl ə dʒi/

Definitions of anti-technology word

  • noun plural anti-technology the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science. 1
  • noun plural anti-technology the application of this knowledge for practical ends. 1
  • noun plural anti-technology the terminology of an art, science, etc.; technical nomenclature. 1
  • noun plural anti-technology a scientific or industrial process, invention, method, or the like. 1
  • noun plural anti-technology the sum of the ways in which social groups provide themselves with the material objects of their civilization. 1

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Origin of anti-technology

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15, technology is from the Greek word technología systematic treatment. See techno-, -logy

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Parts of speech for Anti-technology

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

anti-technology popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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