extravaganza
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ex·trav·a·gan·za
(ĭk-străv′ə-găn′zə)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.
[Italian estravaganza, extravagance, from estravagante, extravagant, from Medieval Latin extrāvagāns, extrāvagant-, present participle of extrāvagārī, to wander; see extravagant.]
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extravaganza
(ɪkˌstrævəˈɡænzə)n
1. (Theatre) an elaborately staged and costumed light entertainment
2. any lavish or fanciful display, literary or other composition, etc
[C18: from Italian: extravagance]
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ex•trav•a•gan•za
(ɪkˌstræv əˈgæn zə)n., pl. -zas.
1. a production or entertainment, as a comic opera or musical comedy, with elaborate staging, costuming, and sensational effects.
2. any lavish or opulent show or event.
[1745–55; alter. of Italian (e)stravaganza extravagance]
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Noun | 1. | extravaganza - any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment entertainment, amusement - an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention |
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extravaganza
noun spectacular, show, spectacle, display, pageant, flight of fancy an all-night musical extravaganza
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[eksˌtrævəˈgænzə] N (= show) → gran espectáculo m; (= film) → película f espectacular; (= building) → espectáculo m arquitectónicoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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