Etymology

extravaganza

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Today it means: An extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature, or drama, originally associated with Victorian England. Full definition →

Italian stravaganza
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromstravaganza
  2. English todayextravaganza

From Italian stravaganza under influence from English extravagance.

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