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-===Etymology===+:The increasing [[extravagance]] of popular entertainment in Ancient Rome was exemplified by the inauguration of the [[Colloseum]] under the emperor Titus. Dio Cassius said that 9,000 wild animals were killed in the one hundred days of celebration which inaugurated the amphitheatre opening. This is well illustrated in ''[[Pollice Verso]]'', a 1872 painting by [[Jean-Léon Gérôme]].
 +==Etymology==
from medieval Latin: '''[[extra]]''' + '''vagari''' (to wander). from medieval Latin: '''[[extra]]''' + '''vagari''' (to wander).

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The increasing extravagance of popular entertainment in Ancient Rome was exemplified by the inauguration of the Colloseum under the emperor Titus. Dio Cassius said that 9,000 wild animals were killed in the one hundred days of celebration which inaugurated the amphitheatre opening. This is well illustrated in Pollice Verso, a 1872 painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme.

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Etymology

from medieval Latin: extra + vagari (to wander).

Noun

extravagance (plural extravagances)

  1. excessive or superfluous expenditure of money
  2. prodigality as in extravagance of anger, love, expression, imagination, or demands.
    • They spared nothing in obtaining extravagances for each other. Everything was lavish and wildly in excess. They were in love!

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