extravaganza

[ ik-strav-uh-gan-zuh ]

/ ɪkˌstræv əˈgæn zə /

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noun

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.

any lavish or opulent show, event, assemblage, etc.: an extravaganza of new housewares on the twelfth floor.

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Origin of extravaganza

1745–55; alteration of Italian (e)stravaganza extravagance

Words nearby extravaganza

extrauterine, extravagance, extravagancy, extravagant, Extravagantes, extravaganza, extravagate, extravaginal, extravasate, extravasation, extravascular

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How to use extravaganza in a sentence

The unveiling of a new Five-Year Plan, the country’s fourteenth, mean that the 10-day policy extravaganza will be brimming with long-term initiatives.
China's Upcoming 'Two Sessions' Might Be Its Most Important Political Gathering in Decades|Charlie Campbell / Shanghaii|March 2, 2021|Time
A custom-built virtual location was created just for this conference and more than a million viewed the tuned-in to watch the extravaganza.
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Collaborating on 14 features, their work together marked a sharp contrast to the melodramas and musical extravaganzas typically made in Bollywood, as Mumbai’s Hindi-language film industry is known.
Soumitra Chatterjee, celebrated Indian actor and ‘one-man stock company’ for Satyajit Ray, dies at 85|Harrison Smith|November 23, 2020|Washington Post
Once again, Amazon is setting the agenda in retail with its two-day Prime Day sales event starting on Tuesday, an annual shopping extravaganza that comes three months later this year than it has in the past.
Amazon Prime Day expected to hit nearly $10 billion in a big jolt to retailers’ holiday shopping plans|Phil Wahba|October 12, 2020|Fortune

The food-grade silicone and durable fiberglass mats keep your snickerdoodles, macaroons, and cowboy cookies from sticking, and can be washed with soap and water or thrown in your dishwasher for future culinary extravaganzas.
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Portuguese police have also warned that if the dig becomes a media extravaganza they will cease operations.
The Hunt for Madeleine McCann’s Grave|Barbie Latza Nadeau|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He kicked off his stateside appearances with the Arabian Nights Extravaganza XXVII at the Paris Grand Ballroom in Las Vegas.
Gaza to Jersey: A Star is Born|Maysoon Zayid|November 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Superman blockbuster Man of Steel is a monotonous CGI extravaganza devoid of any humanity.
‘Man of Steel,’ New Superman Movie Starring Henry Cavill, Falls Flat|Marlow Stern|June 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This pony-dancing extravaganza from the South Korean megastar is the most-watched video in YouTube history.
No Pressure, Psy. One-Hit Wonders’ Followup Misses (Videos)|Ben Teitelbaum, Alex Chancey, Nick Mellace, Holly Bernal|April 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The three-day extravaganza, which kicked off Thursday morning, has no power to pass laws or set agendas.
CPAC Defiant in Obama Era|Howard Kurtz|March 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For the rest, he could find little either to amuse or that could even be acknowledged as new or original in the extravaganza.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV.|Charles L. Graves
There is something in Don Fernando's passion extremely tender, though romantic and extravaganza.
The Castle of Andalusia|John O'Keeffe
Talking of songs, I shall just give you the interesting ditty with which this excellent extravaganza concludes.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845|Various
When they walked to her house together she spoke most appreciatively of the extravaganza.
The Barrier|Allen French
It was the bizarre curtain scene of what I had called an extravaganza.
The Firefly Of France|Marion Polk Angellotti

British Dictionary definitions for extravaganza

extravaganza

/ (ɪkˌstrævəˈɡænzə) /

noun

an elaborately staged and costumed light entertainment

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

Word Origin for extravaganza

C18: from Italian: extravagance

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