pyrotechnics
plural nounDefinition of pyrotechnics
1
singular or plural in construction
: the art of making or the manufacture and use of fireworks
2a
: a display of fireworks
b
: a spectacular display (as of extreme virtuosity)
verbal pyrotechnics keyboard pyrotechnics
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The first known use of pyrotechnics was in 1729
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