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pyrotechny

NOUN
fireworks display
Synonyms


NOUN
pyrotechnics
Synonyms
STRONG


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There is no pyrotechny in the writing — just compassion and shrewd insight.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 10, 2014

Not until the 19th century did pyrotechny make big advances.

From Time Magazine Archive

In those days, long before and after July 4 fireworkmen were billed like vaudeville teams about the country, the wonders of pyrotechny were displayed to smalltown folk in parks and pastures.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sick and giddy, the heroine shut her eyes, seeing behind their lids wondrous phantasmagoria of coloured pyrotechny, rivalling the most marvellous triumphs of the magician Brock....

From The Dop Doctor by Richard Dehan

Having seen Venetian pyrotechny, one realizes that all fireworks should be ignited over water.

From A Wanderer in Venice by Harry Morley




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