Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An elaborate, spectacular entertainment or display.
- noun Music A composition marked by freedom and diversity of form, often with burlesque elements and satirical or parodic intent.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Something out of rule, as in music, the drama, etc.; a composition characterized by extravagant, fantastic, or capricious qualities, as “Hudibras” or “Bombastes Furioso”; a burlesque.
- noun An extravagant flight of feeling or language.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A composition, as in music, or in the drama, designed to produce effect by its wild irregularity; esp., a musical caricature.
- noun An extravagant flight of sentiment or language.
- noun a lavish or spectacular show or event, or presentation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
event ordisplay (dramatic, musical, etc.) offantastic orchaotic behaviour or conduct.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The bloggiversary giveaway extravaganza is shutting down the day after Christmas, so be sure to get your entries in to paperfruitcontest at gmail dot com before midnight Mountain Time on Dec. 26th!
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The bloggiversary giveaway extravaganza is shutting down the day after Christmas, so be sure to get your entries in to paperfruitcontest at gmail dot com before midnight Mountain Time on Dec. 26th!
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Going to Philly for the Spooky/Hugh/Nikki birthday extravaganza is $140+; if I can swing that * and* the printer bill, great.
Checking in yuki_onna 2009
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Esteemed colleagues and fellow bloggers: The following video extravaganza is an electronic manifestation of a special feature that's running in the July issue of Field & Stream.
No B.S. 2009
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Esteemed colleagues and fellow bloggers: The following video extravaganza is an electronic manifestation of a special feature that's running in the July issue of Field & Stream.
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So grab your dentist and head to the next candy feast, because this Halloween extravaganza is just beginning!
Best Night Ever for Sunday, October 28th! | Best Week Ever 2007
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And Eddie Murphy's multi-role drag extravaganza is not the least bit funny.
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As it happens, the subject of today's entry in Not Coming to a Theater Near You's "31 Days of Horror" extravaganza is a vampire movie.
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Why it was never collected with **that** multi-title extravaganza has always baffled me.
Help me buy my comics this week! | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2007
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OK, maybe that's overstating things, but I really wanted to use the word extravaganza ...
thtownse commented on the word extravaganza
What about the regular vaganza?
December 7, 2007
reesetee commented on the word extravaganza
Ha! In my mind, that's how I see this word. :-)
December 7, 2007
mollusque commented on the word extravaganza
And the current travaganza?
July 12, 2008