technikonn.

Brit.

/ˈtɛknᵻkɒn/, U.S.

/ˈtɛknəˌkɑn/, South African English

/ˈteknəkɒn/

Forms: 1800s– technicon, 1900s– technikon. Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek τεχνικόν.

Etymology: < ancient Greek τεχνικόν, neuter of τεχνικός technic adj. In sense 2, the word is attested in names of South African technical colleges from 1979; compare technicum n.

1. Music. A device used to train the hands for playing the piano. Now historical and rare.

ΚΠ

1886 N.-Y. Evangelist 22 July 3 (advt.) Courses in piano and voice culture... Individual lessons only. Daily use of the Technicon. All practices under supervision.

1946 Musical Times 87 58/1 I always felt it was but a replica of the American ‘Technicon’, of which I possess a model.

2. South African. An institution offering technical and vocational education at a tertiary level.

ΚΠ

1979 Evening Post 10 May 2 [He]..will take over as director of the Technikon.

1992 New Nation 7 Aug. 9 Part of the role of universities..will be to debunk the myth that technikon education is inferior to university education.

1998 Business Day (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 8 Apr. 4 The foundation has a dedicated bursary and fellowship programme which will make R12,5m available to university and technicon students this year.

2005 Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) 4 Feb. 22/3 Universities and technikons must ensure they use available resources effectively.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	technikon
释义	technikonn. Brit. /ˈtɛknᵻkɒn/, U.S. /ˈtɛknəˌkɑn/, South African English /ˈteknəkɒn/ Forms: 1800s– technicon, 1900s– technikon. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek τεχνικόν. Etymology: < ancient Greek τεχνικόν, neuter of τεχνικός technic adj. In sense 2, the word is attested in names of South African technical colleges from 1979; compare technicum n. 1. Music. A device used to train the hands for playing the piano. Now historical and rare. ΚΠ 1886 N.-Y. Evangelist 22 July 3 (advt.) Courses in piano and voice culture... Individual lessons only. Daily use of the Technicon. All practices under supervision. 1946 Musical Times 87 58/1 I always felt it was but a replica of the American ‘Technicon’, of which I possess a model. 2. South African. An institution offering technical and vocational education at a tertiary level. ΚΠ 1979 Evening Post 10 May 2 [He]..will take over as director of the Technikon. 1992 New Nation 7 Aug. 9 Part of the role of universities..will be to debunk the myth that technikon education is inferior to university education. 1998 Business Day (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 8 Apr. 4 The foundation has a dedicated bursary and fellowship programme which will make R12,5m available to university and technicon students this year. 2005 Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) 4 Feb. 22/3 Universities and technikons must ensure they use available resources effectively. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1886
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