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extravaganza

[ik-strav-uh-gan-zuh]

noun

  1. 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.



extravaganza

/ ɪˌٰæəˈɡæԳə /

noun

  1. an elaborately staged and costumed light entertainment

  2. any lavish or fanciful display, literary or other composition, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of extravaganza1

1745–55; alteration of Italian ( e ) stravaganza extravagance
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of extravaganza1

C18: from Italian: extravagance
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If the musical has any ambition to be an extravaganza, it keeps the desire safely in check.

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In the evening, there is a late night extravaganza with drinks, music and special guests.

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Sarah Snook is the presumed front-runner in the lead actress in a play race for her solo tour de force in the multimedia extravaganza version of Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray.”

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This extravaganza will take place at a hotel in Abidjan at the end of June and will be broadcast on national TV.

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An eight-hour choral extravaganza of a universal prayer is to open the Edinburgh International Festival at the Usher Hall.

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