"technomagic" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From techno- + magic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|techno|magic}} techno- + magic Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} technomagic (uncountable)
  1. (informal) The use of technology that is impressive and difficult to understand, especially in the field of computing. Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-technomagic-en-noun-en:advanced_technology_seemingly_comparable_to_magic Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English terms prefixed with techno-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Occult, Technology Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with techno-: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 30 Disambiguation of Occult: 82 18 Disambiguation of Technology: 50 50
  2. The combination of magic and technology. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-technomagic-en-noun-en:combination_of_magic_and_technology Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Technology Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Technology: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: automagical, automagically, technomancy, technopaganism, techno-utopian, techno-utopianism
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