extravaganza
noun/ɪkˌstrævəˈɡænzə/
/ɪkˌstrævəˈɡænzə/
- 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 Originmid 18th cent. (in the sense ‘extravagance in language or behaviour’): from Italian estravaganza ‘extravagance’. The change was due to association with words beginning with extra-.Definitions on the go
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