‖ technica
(ˈtɛknɪkə)
[Latinized form of Gr. τεχνικά neuter pl. = technical matters, and of τεχνική fem. sing.]
= technic B. 2, technique.
| 1782 [see cancrizans a.]. 1796 Burney Mem. Metastasio III. 359 Definitions of the technica of ancient music. 1855 tr. Labarte's Arts Mid. Ages 2 Christian art, unable so immediately to create for itself a new technica, adopted the style of antiquity in its then degenerate state. |