Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

technopoly

/tɛkˈnɒpəli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: technopoly
IPA: /tɛkˈnɒpəli/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The cultural state of mind that assumes technology is always positive and of value.

Example Sentences

"In formulating such questions, Graham builds on an earlier critique of ‘technopoly’ by Neil Postman, who suggested that we should always ask of any new technology the following question: what is the problem to which it is a solution? Postman defined technopoly as ‘a state of culture’."

Etymology

From techno- + -poly, coined by American writer and academic Neil Postman in Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology (1992).

Inflected Forms

technopolies (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce technopoly?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɛkˈnɒpəli/.
What does technopoly mean?: The cultural state of mind that assumes technology is always positive and of value.
Where does technopoly come from?: From techno- + -poly, coined by American writer and academic Neil Postman in Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology (1992).

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