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Etymology

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From poly- +‎ technical.

Adjective

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polytechnical (not comparable)

  1. polytechnic

Noun

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polytechnical (plural polytechnicals)

  1. polytechnic (educational institute)
    • 1973, Arthur Hearnden, Paths to university: preparation, assessment, selection, page 61:
      By 1968 the majority of secondary polytechnicals and some of the eight-year schools had begun to do so, the figures being to some extent representative of the stage of development of the region concerned.