extravaganza
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noun \ik-ˌstra-və-ˈgan-zə\Definition of EXTRAVAGANZA
1
: a literary or musical work marked by extreme freedom of style and structure and usually by elements of burlesque or parody
2
: a lavish or spectacular show or event
3
: something extravagant
See Examples of EXTRAVAGANZA
- <the over-the-top extravaganzas that are usually staged at halftime during the Super Bowl>
Origin of EXTRAVAGANZA
Italian estravaganza, literally, extravagance, from estravagante extravagant, from Medieval Latin extravagant-, extravagans
First Known Use: 1754
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- Synonyms
- circus, pageant, raree-show, spectacle, spectacular
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