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   extravaganza

   /ɪkˌstravəˈɡanzə/

   noun

   • 1. an elaborate and spectacular entertainment or production: "an extravaganza of dance in many forms"

   Word Origin mid 18th century (in the sense ‘extravagance in language or behaviour’): from Italian estravaganza ‘extravagance’. The change was due to association with words beginning with extra-.

   Scrabble Points: 32

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