polytechnic
noun/ˌpɒliˈteknɪk/
/ˌpɑːliˈteknɪk/
(also British English, informal poly)
- (in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in the past) a college for higher education, especially in scientific and technical subjects. Most polytechnics are now called, and have the same status as, universities.Topics Educationc2Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French polytechnique, from Greek polutekhnos, from polu- ‘many’ + tekhnē ‘art’.
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