Meaning of EXTRAVAGANZA
| Pronunciation: | | ik`stravu'ganzu
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| | Definition: | | [n] any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment |
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| | See Also: | | amusement, entertainment | |
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| | Definition: | | Extravaganza
The lives of two vaudeville comedians, Smith and Dale, are followed through their career, in a story told as a series of vaudeville vignettes more details ... |
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| | Definition: | | \Ex*trav`a*gan"za\, n. [Extravagance with an
Italian ending: cf. It. stravaganza.]
1. A composition, as in music, or in the drama, designed to
produce effect by its wild irregularity; esp., a musical
caricature.
2. An extravagant flight of sentiment or language.
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