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10 Language-to-English DictionariesExtravaganza
/ɪkˌstræv.əˈɡæn.zə/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An elaborate and spectacular entertainment or event.
"The opening ceremony was a musical extravaganza featuring hundreds of performers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Italian 'estravaganza', meaning an extravagance or eccentricity, based on Medieval Latin 'extravagari' (to wander beyond bounds, from extra- 'outside' + vagari 'to wander'). It entered English in the mid-18th century to describe theatrical works of extreme extravagance and later expanded to denote any lavish, spectacular public event or affair.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Extravaganza" is said worldwide
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extravaganza
Transliteration: extravaganza
"Le spectacle était une véritable extravaganza."
Spektakel
Transliteration: Spektakel
"Die Eröffnungsfeier war ein echtes Spektakel."
stravaganza
Transliteration: stravaganza
"Lo spettacolo è stato una vera stravaganza."
espectáculo
Transliteration: espectáculo
"La ceremonia fue un gran espectáculo."
espetáculo
Transliteration: espetáculo
"O evento foi um verdadeiro espetáculo."
भव्य आयोजन
Transliteration: bhavy ayojan
"उद्घाटन समारोह एक भव्य आयोजन था।"
盛会
Transliteration: shènghuì
"开幕式是一场音乐盛会。"
대축제
Transliteration: daechukje
"개막식은 화려한 대축제였다."
スペクタクル
Transliteration: supekutakuru
"オープニングセレモニーは華やかなスペクタクルだった。"
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