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extravaganza

Noun

Meaning

A composition, as in music, or in the drama, designed to produce effect by its wild irregularity; esp., a musical caricature.

An extravagant flight of sentiment or language.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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One well-known critic has been pleased to like this extravaganza better than anything I have written. Personally I prefer "The Offshore Pirate." But, to tamper slightly with Lincoln: If you like this sort of thing, this, possibly, is the sort of thing you'll like. F. Scott Fitzgerald

In the case of the Extravaganza of the Seas, the owner of record was a man named Bobby Kemp, who was usually described in the newspaper as a millionaire entrepreneur. Kemp liked the look of that, entrepreneur, although he personally could not pronounce it. Dave Barry

But MTV relishes its vestigial role as a star maker, so every year it puts all its clout into making the VMAs the biggest, splashiest, loudest show-biz extravaganza of the year, honoring all this music for existing, after a year of paying barely any attention to it. Rob Sheffield

I've always thought that gaming and YouTube and the web is a very post-punk extravaganza. Malcolm Mclaren

All is set for Independence Day's boxing extravaganza to get underway tomorrow at the Bukom Boxing Arena with two of Ghana's sworn boxing rivals, Sheriff 'One Time' Quaye and Michael 'One Bullet' Ansah to headline activities. Source: Internet

Accordingly, Wilson’s summer was a carnal extravaganza, though he had to make frequent trips to his doctor since the Manson girls kept infecting him with gonorrhea. Source: Internet

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