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py⋅ro⋅tech⋅nic

[pahy-ruh-tek-nik]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to pyrotechnics.
2. pertaining to, resembling, or suggesting fireworks.
Also, py⋅ro⋅tech⋅ni⋅cal.


Origin:
1695–1705; pyro- + technic


py⋅ro⋅tech⋅ni⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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py·ro·tech·nic   (pī'rə-těk'nĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to fireworks.

  2. pyrotechnic Resembling fireworks; brilliant: a pyrotechnic wit; pyrotechnic keyboard virtuosity.

py'ro·tech'ni·cal·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

pyrotechnic 
"of or pertaining to fireworks," 1825, from pyro- (q.v.) + Gk. tekhnikos "made by art," from tekhne "art." Fig. use attested from 1847.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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