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technesis

technesis noun: the putting of technology into discourse.

Noun

technesis (uncountable)

  1. The putting of technology into discourse.

Origin of technesis

Coined by Mark B. N. Hansen in 1998, from techno- + -esis, based on Alice Jardin's gynesis and ultimately Edmund Husserl's noesis.

Questions about technesis

What does technesis mean?
Technesis means the putting of technology into discourse.
What part of speech is technesis?
Technesis is a noun.

Words near technesis in the dictionary

  1. technamation
  2. technamations
  3. techne
  4. techneme
  5. technemes
  6. technesis
  7. technetate
  8. technetates
  9. technetic
  10. technetium
  11. technetium cow

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