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English noun: fanfare | |||
| 1. | fanfare (communication) a gaudy outward display | ||
| Synonyms | flash, ostentation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | display | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bluster, bravado, exhibitionism, pedantry, ritz, splurge | ||
| 2. | fanfare (communication) (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments | ||
| Samples | He entered to a flourish of trumpets. Her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare. | ||
| Synonyms | flourish, tucket | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune | ||
| Domain category | music | ||
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