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technical

tech.ni.cal \'tek-ni-k*l\ \-k(*-)le-\ \-k*l-n*s\ aj [Gk technikos of art, 
   skillful, fr. techne- art, craft, skill; a]kin to Gk tekto-n builder, 
   carpenter, L texere to weave, OHG dahs badger 1a: having special usu. 
   practical knowledge esp. of a mechanical or scient ific subject 1b: marked 
   by or characteristic of specialization  2: of or relating to a particular 
   subject; esp : of or relating to  a practical subject organized on 
   scientific principles 3a: according to a strict legal interpretation  3b: 
   LEGAL  4: of or relating to technique  5: of, relating to, or produced by 
   commercial processes {~ sulfuri c acid} 6: resulting chiefly from internal 
   market factors rather than external inf luences {~ reaction} - 
   tech.ni.cal.ly av