nontechnical
/nɒnˈteknɪkəl/non-TEK-nih-kuhl
/nɑnˈtɛknɪkəl/nahn-TEK-nih-kuhl
Meaningnot of craft
Common meaning: not needing specialist knowledge
- nonnot
- techncraft, skill in makingLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 804 · scan
- icaladjective ending: relating to
‘not’ + ‘craft, skill in making’ → nontechnical
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek τέχνη ‘craft, skill in making’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry τέχνη, p. 804 · dictionary scan
Roots
- τέχνη Greek “craft, skill in making”
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