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Definition of Fanfare
1. Noun. A gaudy outward display.
Exact synonyms: Flash, Ostentation
Generic synonyms: Display
Specialized synonyms: Bluster, Bravado, Exhibitionism, Ritz, Splurge, Pedantry
Derivative terms: Flash, Flashy, Ostentate, Ostentatious
Generic synonyms: Display
Specialized synonyms: Bluster, Bravado, Exhibitionism, Ritz, Splurge, Pedantry
Derivative terms: Flash, Flashy, Ostentate, Ostentatious
2. Noun. (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments. "Her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"
Exact synonyms: Flourish, Tucket
Category relationships: Music
Generic synonyms: Air, Line, Melodic Line, Melodic Phrase, Melody, Strain, Tune
Category relationships: Music
Generic synonyms: Air, Line, Melodic Line, Melodic Phrase, Melody, Strain, Tune
Definition of Fanfare
1. n. A flourish of trumpets, as in coming into the lists, etc.; also, a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase.
Definition of Fanfare
1. Noun. A flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase. ¹
2. Noun. A show of ceremony or celebration. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fanfare
1. a short, lively musical flourish [n -S]
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