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- Dictionaryextravaganza/ɪkˌstravəˈɡanzə/
noun
- 1. an elaborate and spectacular entertainment or production: "an extravaganza of dance in many forms"
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EXTRAVAGANZA definition: 1. a large, exciting, and expensive event or entertainment: 2. a large, exciting, and expensive…. Learn more.
The meaning of EXTRAVAGANZA is a lavish or spectacular show or event. How to use extravaganza in a sentence.
a large, exciting, and expensive event or entertainment: a musical / dance extravaganza. a three-hour extravaganza of country music. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Spectacles & performances. aerobatic. am-dram. amateur theater. balancing act. banderilla. double-header. masque. matinee. minstrel show. music hall. non-musical. rendering
Extravaganza definition: a musical or dramatic composition or production, as comic opera or musical comedy, marked by a loose structure, a frivolous theme, and elaborate costuming and staging.. See examples of EXTRAVAGANZA used in a sentence.
a musical or dramatic composition or production, as comic opera or musical comedy, marked by a loose structure, a frivolous theme, and elaborate costuming and staging. 2. any lavish or opulent show, event, assemblage, etc. an extravaganza of new housewares on the twelfth floor.
The word extravaganza comes from the Italian word estravaganza (or stravaganza), which was an elaborate literary or musical production. When the word appeared in English in the mid-18th century, English speakers turned the estra- into extra- because after all, an elaborate entertainment could certainly be called something "extra."
a large, expensive and impressive entertainment. a musical extravaganza. a five-day extravaganza of art, music and dance. The parade was a real extravaganza. Word Origin. Want to learn more?
