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technocide

technocide noun: the destruction of technology.

Noun

technocide (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The destruction of technology.
    • In effect, it was a case of mass technocide, with humanity itself pulling the trigger.2008, J Allan Danelek, Atlantis: Lessons from the Lost Continent

Origin of technocide

From techno- + -cide.

Questions about technocide

What does technocide mean?
Technocide means the destruction of technology.
What part of speech is technocide?
Technocide is a noun.

Words near technocide in the dictionary

  1. technocentricity
  2. technocentrics
  3. technocentrism
  4. technochemical
  5. technochemistry
  6. technocide
  7. technocomplex
  8. technocomplexes
  9. technoconservative
  10. technoconservatives
  11. technocracies

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