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polytechnic adjective & noun. E19.
[French polytechnique, from Greek polutekhnos skilled in many arts, formed as POLY- + tekhne art: see -IC.]
A. adjective. Pertaining to, dealing with, or devoted to various arts; esp. (of an educational institution) giving instruction in various technical or vocational subjects; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a polytechnic or polytechnics. E19.
B. noun. Orig., a school giving instruction in various technical subjects. Now, an institution of higher education offering courses (at or below degree level) mainly in technical and vocational subjects. Also, without article: (attendance at) some such institution. M19.
polytechnical adjective pertaining to, devoted to, or practising many arts; polytechnic: E19.
polytechnician noun a student or former student of a (French) polytechnic school L19.