Added 10 October 2026
polytechnic
noun
First recorded: 1805 Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about polytechnic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences.
Origin
First attested in 1805. From French polytechnique, from the École polytechnique, engineering school founded 1794 in Paris; from Greek πολύτεχνος "skilled in many arts," from πολύς "many" (see poly-) + τέχνη "art" (see technic).
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