First Known Use: 1754
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extravaganza
noun ex·trav·a·gan·za \ik-ˌstra-və-ˈgan-zə\
: a very large and exciting show or event
Full 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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Origin of EXTRAVAGANZA
Italian estravaganza, literally, extravagance, from estravagante extravagant, from Medieval Latin extravagant-, extravagans
Related to EXTRAVAGANZA
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- circus, pageant, raree-show, spectacle, spectacular
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