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Record 1 1991-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
DEF

Familiar with the latest technical or technological ideas, styles, developments, etc.

CONT

ASCII, however, remained highly profitable producing stylish techno-hip magazines, so popular in Japan that Nishi's finances quickly rebounded.

OBS

This is a neologism by derivation. The combining form of technical, technological is added to the adjective 'hip'.

OBS

In the Random House Dictionary, the definition of techno- is "combining form borrowed from Greek when it meant "art", "skill" used in the formation of compound words with the meaning "technique", "technology" (p. 1950). The definition of 'hip' is "familiar with or informed about the latest ideas, styles, development, etc...; considered aware of the or attuned to what is expected, especially with a casual or knowing air; cool" (p. 905).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Néologie et emprunts
OBS

Dans le Robert-Collins (1987), le mot «hip» signifie «dans le vent, à la page» (p. 310). Dans Le Petit Robert (1983), la définition de 'être dans le vent' est «dans la direction générale» (de la mode, etc.) (p. 2074) et la définition de 'à la page' est «être au courant de l'actualité; suivre la dernière mode» (p. 1340).

Spanish

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