technological English · revision 10318

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1627|origins=en technology}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˌtɛk.nəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/ ''(UK)''; /ˌtɛk.nəˈlɑ.dʒɪ.kəl/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[technology]] with the suffix [[-ical]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Belonging to technical terminology or methods: 1627 in the OED, the 1620s in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Relating to the study of the arts, especially the industrial arts, is from 1800,^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) and pertaining to or resulting from technology in the modern sense by 1930.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) ''Technologically'' is a derivative.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1627 – of technical terms.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1800 – of the industrial arts.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1930 – of technology.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Relating to or involving [[technology]], especially scientific technology.^(AHD)^(SOED 2002)

+ # Resulting from scientific and industrial progress.^(AHD)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[technologically]]

+ * [[antitechnological]]

+ * [[nontechnological]]

+ * [[pretechnological]]

+ * [[sociotechnological]]

+ * [[technological unemployment]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[technology]]

+ * [[technical]]

+ * [[technique]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}