technopop

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noun

An early synthpop genre with a cold, robotic sound.

OriginEnglish pop ← Middle English populer ← Latin populāris →
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Meanings

nountechnopop (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentAn early synthpop genre with a cold, robotic sound.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tetḱ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*téḱ-sneh₂
  4. Ancient Greekτέχνη (tékhnē)
  5. Ancient Greekτεχνο- (tekhno-)
  6. Englishtechno-
  7. Proto-Italic*poplos
  8. Old Latinpopulus
  9. Latinpopulus
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Latinpopulāri
  13. Old Frenchpopulaire
  14. Latinpopulāris
  15. Middle Englishpopuler
  16. Englishpopularclip.
  17. Englishpop
  18. Englishtechnopop

From techno- + pop.

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APA

technopop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technopop

MLA

“technopop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technopop. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “technopop,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technopop.

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