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py·ro·tech·nics
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noun
(
used with a singular or plural verb
)
1.
the
art
of making fireworks.
2.
the use of fireworks for display, military purposes, etc.
3.
a display of fireworks.
4.
a brilliant or sensational display, as of rhetoric or musicianship.
5.
Military
.
ammunition containing chemicals for producing smoke or light, as for signaling, illuminating, or screening.
Also,
py·ro·tech·ny
(
for defs. 1, 2
)
.
Origin:
1710–20;
see
pyrotechnic
,
-ics
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pyrotechny
noun
the craft of making fireworks [syn:
pyrotechnics
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