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adj
not using specialist terminology or requiring technical knowledge
The lecturer could not explain tensor calculus in wholly untechnical language.
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adj
lacking technical skill, precision, or specialized character
Her account was deliberately untechnical but still accurate.
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Formed from un- ("not") + technical. It is an older and less common counterpart of nontechnical, especially in descriptions of language intended for general readers.