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extravagance

ext·ra·va·gance

UK/ɪkˈstɹævəɡən(t)s/ US/ɛkˈstɹævəɡən(t)s/ uncommon

noun

1.

the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth

  • “we were surprised by the extravagance of his description”
Synonyms
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Origin

Borrowed from French extravagance, from Medieval Latin extra + vagor (“to wander”).

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