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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.
EXTRAVAGANZA meaning: 1. a large, exciting, and expensive event or entertainment: 2. a large, exciting, and expensive…. Learn more.
Definition of extravaganza noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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."
n. 1. An elaborate, spectacular entertainment or display: "Washington is an extravaganza of great buildings, greenery, and monuments" (Larry Griffin). 2. Music A composition marked by freedom and diversity of form, often with burlesque elements and satirical or parodic intent.
extravaganza meaning, definition, what is extravaganza: a very large and expensive entertainment...: Learn more.
ex•trav•a•gan•za (ik strav′ə gan′ zə), n. Music and Dance, Show Business 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.
