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Fanfare
/ˈfænfɛə/
A flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase.
📖 Definitions of "Fanfare"
noun
- 1
A flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase.
"They played a short fanfare to announce the arrival of the king."
- 2
A show of ceremony or celebration.
"The town opened the new library with fanfare and a speech from the mayor."
verb
- 1
To play a fanfare.
- 2
To embellish with fanfares.
- 3
To imitate a fanfare, in order to dramatize the presentation or introduction of something.
- 4
To introduce with pomp and show.
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