Extravaganza


[ik-strav-uh-gan-zuh] /ɪkˌstræv əˈgæn zə/

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.
/ɪkˌstrævəˈɡænzə/
noun
1.
an elaborately staged and costumed light entertainment
2.
any lavish or fanciful display, literary or other composition, etc
n.

1754, with reference to peculiar behavior, 1794 of a fantastic type of performance or writing, from Italian extravaganza, literally “an extravagance,” from estravagante, from Medieval Latin extravagantem (see extravagant).

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