Meaning of Techno | Babel Free
ˈtɛknoʊDefinitions
A repetitive style of music originally produced for use in a continuous DJ set. The central rhythmic component is most often in common time (4/4), where time is marked with a bass drum on each quarter note pulse, a backbeat played by snare or clap on the second and fourth pulses of the bar, and an open hi-hat sounding every second eighth note.
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Examples
“This is a country where nightclubs in Thimbu, the capital, throb with techno music, but where smoking is illegal and television did not arrive⟳ until 1999.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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