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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Polytechnic  \Pol`y*tech"nic\,  a.  [Gr.  ?;  poly`s  many  +  ?  an  art: 
  cf  F.  polytechnique.] 
  Comprehending,  or  relating  to  many  arts  and  sciences;  -- 
  applied  particularly  to  schools  in  which  many  branches  of  art 
  and  science  are  taught  with  especial  reference  to  their 
  practical  application;  also  to  exhibitions  of  machinery  and 
  industrial  products. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  polytechnic 
  n  :  a  technical  school  offering  instruction  in  many  industrial 
  arts  and  applied  sciences  [syn:  {polytechnic  institute}, 
  {engineering  school}] 




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