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Noun: technique  tek'neek
  1. A practical method or art applied to some particular task
    "He mastered the technique of watercolour painting";
    - technic [N. Amer]
     
  2. Skilfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity
    "Years of practice had perfected her piano technique";
    - proficiency

Derived forms: techniques

Type of: method, skilfulness [Brit, Cdn], skillfulness [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Technique