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fanfare
('f/&/nf/(@)/r )

noun (n)

  • a gaudy outward display(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    flash, ostentation
    source: wordnet30
  • (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments(noun.communication)
    Example:
    Her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare.
    Synonym:
    flourish, tucket
    source: wordnet30
  • A flourish of trumpets, as in coming into the lists, etc.; also, a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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