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extravaganza
[ ik-strav-uh-gan-zuh ]
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.
extravaganza
/ ɪkˌstrævəˈɡænzə /
noun
- an elaborately staged and costumed light entertainment
- any lavish or fanciful display, literary or other composition, etc
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Example Sentences
Portuguese police have also warned that if the dig becomes a media extravaganza they will cease operations.
He kicked off his stateside appearances with the Arabian Nights Extravaganza XXVII at the Paris Grand Ballroom in Las Vegas.
The Superman blockbuster Man of Steel is a monotonous CGI extravaganza devoid of any humanity.
This pony-dancing extravaganza from the South Korean megastar is the most-watched video in YouTube history.
The three-day extravaganza, which kicked off Thursday morning, has no power to pass laws or set agendas.
For the rest, he could find little either to amuse or that could even be acknowledged as new or original in the extravaganza.
There is something in Don Fernando's passion extremely tender, though romantic and extravaganza.
Talking of songs, I shall just give you the interesting ditty with which this excellent extravaganza concludes.
When they walked to her house together she spoke most appreciatively of the extravaganza.
It was the bizarre curtain scene of what I had called an extravaganza.
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