extravaganza
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extravaganza
- /ɪkˌstɹæv.əˈɡæn.zə/ US, UK
Where it comes from
From Italian stravaganza under influence from English extravagance.
noun extravaganzas · extravaganze
- An extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature, or drama, originally associated with Victorian England. The ingenious method was hit upon of dove-tailing extravaganza and pantomime. A long burlesque, the characters in which have nothing to do with the harlequinade, terminates with one of those elaborate and gorgeous displays which have acquired the name of “Transformation Scenes.”
- An instance of fantastical, unrestrained, lavish, or chaotic behaviour or conduct. The bride had her heart set on a simple wedding, but her parents insisted on a three-hundred-guest extravaganza.
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noun an extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature or drama
| Deutsch | Zauberposse, fantastische Dichtung |
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noun event or display of fantastic or chaotic behaviour or conduct
| Español | extravagancia |
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| 中文 | 華麗的演出 /华丽的演出 huálì de yǎnchū |
| Français | extravagance |
| Deutsch | Spektakel, opulente Veranstaltung, spektakuläres Ereignis |
| Русский | буффона́да buffonáda, фее́рия fejérija, зре́лищное представле́ние zréliščnoje predstavlénije |
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title = {extravaganza},
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