pyrotechny
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py·ro·tech·ny
(pī′rə-tĕk′nē)n.
See pyrotechnics.
[New Latin pyrotechnia : Greek puro-, pyro- + Greek tekhnē, craft; see technique.]
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pyrotechnics, pyrotechny
1. the art of making and using fireworks.
2. a brilliant and dazzling display, as of eloquence, wit, virtuosity, etc. — pyrotechnic, pyrotechnical, adj.
See also: Fireworks2. a brilliant and dazzling display, as of eloquence, wit, virtuosity, etc. — pyrotechnic, pyrotechnical, adj.
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