"extravagation" meaning in All languages combined

See extravagation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: extravagations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} extravagation (countable and uncountable, plural extravagations)
  1. (archaic) A wandering beyond limits; excess. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-extravagation-en-noun-YxZvwCSF
  2. An agricultural term for the process of activating the enzymes in a cow’s stomach causing it to produce milk, this is due to the applied centrifugal force. The cow usually passes out in the first minute so no harm is felt by the animal. It is mainly used in South American farm mostly in Brasil but the technique can be found in Central Europe as well. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-extravagation-en-noun-7ofUQaB7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: extravagance, extravagancy, extravagant, extravagate

Inflected forms

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