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单词 polytech
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Polytechn.

Brit. /ˌpɒlᵻˈtɛk/, U.S. /ˌpɑləˈtɛk/
Forms: 1900s– Polytec, 1900s– Polytech. Also with lower-case initial.
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: polytechnic n.
Etymology: Shortened < polytechnic n. (originally as a graphic abbreviation). Compare earlier poly n.2
Chiefly colloquial.
= polytechnic n. 2. Cf. poly n.2
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society > education > place of education > college or university > [noun] > college > technical college
school1815
technical college1824
polytechnic1836
poly1858
Tech1881
Polytech1900
technicum1924
monotechnic1931
Open Tech1980
1900 Nebraska State Jrnl. 9 Dec. 14/3 The delegates will be the guests of the great Four: Massachusetts Gamma at Harvard; Massachusetts Delta at Worcester Polytech; [etc.].
1911 O. Onions Widdershins x. 192 I don't think I shall go to the Polytec. to-night.
1974 ‘E. Lathen’ Sweet & Low xix. 182 Why shouldn't I speak English well? I went to Rensselaer Polytech.
1977 Belfast Tel. 14 Feb. 22/3 Now they have given the Polytech's first big romance a fairy tale ending by getting engaged.
2004 Timaru (N.Z.) Herald (Nexis) 9 Nov. 1 Due to the number of scholarships the polytech was now offering, some students would find their fees much cheaper.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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