technorock

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noun

A genre combining elements of techno and rock music.

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Meanings

nountechnorock (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA genre combining elements of techno and rock music.

    Wynette even dipped to self-parody, recording with the English-based technorock group KLF, scoring a British hit in 1992 with “Justified and Ancient.”

    2005, Richard Carlin, Country, page 221
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    With its mix of European technorock, funk, and rapping, “Planet Rock” was a model of fusion that imagined unity across cultures the same way Bambaataa had created unity across gang lines.

    2011, Sujatha Fernandes, Close to the Edge: In Search of the Global Hip Hop Generation

Origin

From techno- + rock.

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APA

technorock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technorock

MLA

“technorock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technorock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “technorock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technorock.

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