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polytechnic

pol·y·tech·nic [ pòllee téknik ] (plural pol·y·tech·nics)


noun 
Definition:
 
college offering vocational courses: a college offering a range of courses, some of them vocational or technical, at or below the bachelor's degree level

[Early 19th century. < French polytechnique< Greek polutekhnos "multiskilled" < tekhnē "skill"]
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