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extravagance

noun

The activity of excessive spending

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Word length
12
Starts with
E
Ends with
E
Contains
XT
Scrabble score
25
CEFR level
C1

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Pronunciation

ɪkˈstɹævəɡəns

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noun

  1. The activity of excessive spending

noun

  1. The trait of spending extravagantly

noun

  1. The quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth

    “We were surprised by the extravagance of his description”

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We were surprised by the extravagance of his description

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