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
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Examples of extravaganza in a Sentence
the over-the-top extravaganzas that are usually staged at halftime during the Super Bowl
Recent Examples of extravaganza from the Web
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More than 100 volunteers are required to pull off this extravaganza, but that’s a piece of cake for CaSSba.
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There’s a new peppermint holiday extravaganza spice mix in your latte.
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Macy's is ready to bring the rockets' red glare to life at its 41st annual July 4th fireworks extravaganza in New York.
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This said, compared with some of the other body-count extravaganzas my son has run up on the screen, Pokémon is pretty benign.
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The stalemate comes as Comic-Con International prepares to launch on July 19 its pop culture extravaganza.
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Unfortunately that alone won't solve underlying problems posed by how the NBA stages its annual draft extravaganza.
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Unfortunately that alone won’t solve underlying problems posed by how the NBA stages its annual draft extravaganza.
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The Dallas Mavericks’ third annual sand volleyball extravaganza known as Mavs Spiked! will take place July 22 at the Sports Garden in Coppell.
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Origin and Etymology of extravaganza
Italian estravaganza, literally, extravagance, from estravagante extravagant, from Medieval Latin extravagant-, extravagans
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EXTRAVAGANZA Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of extravaganza for English Language Learners
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: a very large and exciting show or event
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