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/ɪkˌstɹæv.əˈɡæn.zə/
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EH0 K S T R AE2 V AH0 G AE1 N Z AH0
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An extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature, or drama, originally associated with Victorian England.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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An instance of fantastical, unrestrained, lavish, or chaotic behaviour or conduct.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Examples
The bride had her heart set on a simple wedding, but her parents insisted on a three-hundred-guest extravaganza.
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any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: entertainment, amusement
From Italian stravaganza under influence from English extravagance.
Across languages
Translations 19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
German :
Zauberposse
— an extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature or drama
German :
fantastische Dichtung
— an extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature or drama
Polish :
fantazja
— an extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature or drama
Yiddish :
עקסטראַוואַגאַנץ
(ekstravagants)
— an extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature or drama
Bulgarian :
зре́лищно представле́ние
(zrélištno predstavlénie)
— event or display of fantastic or chaotic behaviour or conduct
Chinese Mandarin :
華麗的演出 /华丽的演出
(huálì de yǎnchū)
— event or display of fantastic or chaotic behaviour or conduct
Esperanto :
ekstravaganco
— event or display of fantastic or chaotic behaviour or conduct
Finnish :
spektaakkeli
— event or display of fantastic or chaotic behaviour or conduct
French :
extravagance
— event or display of fantastic or chaotic behaviour or conduct
German :
Spektakel
— event or display of fantastic or chaotic behaviour or conduct
German :
opulente Veranstaltung
— event or display of fantastic or chaotic behaviour or conduct
German :
spektakuläres Ereignis
— event or display of fantastic or chaotic behaviour or conduct
Malay :
ekstravaganza
— event or display of fantastic or chaotic behaviour or conduct
Polish :
fanaberie
— event or display of fantastic or chaotic behaviour or conduct
Russian :
буффона́да
(buffonáda)
— event or display of fantastic or chaotic behaviour or conduct
Russian :
фее́рия
(fejérija)
— event or display of fantastic or chaotic behaviour or conduct
Russian :
зре́лищное представле́ние
(zréliščnoje predstavlénije)
— event or display of fantastic or chaotic behaviour or conduct
Spanish :
extravagancia
— event or display of fantastic or chaotic behaviour or conduct
Yiddish :
עקסטראַוואַגאַנץ
(ekstravagants)
— event or display of fantastic or chaotic behaviour or conduct
