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fan·fare  (fnfâr)
n.
1. Music A loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets.
2. A spectacular public display.

[French, possibly of imitative origin.]

fanfare [ˈfænfɛə]
n
1. (Music, other) a flourish or short tune played on brass instruments, used as a military signal, at a ceremonial event, etc.
2. an ostentatious flourish or display
[from French, back formation from fanfarer to play a flourish on trumpets; see fanfaronade]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fanfare - a gaudy outward displayfanfare - a gaudy outward display              
display - exhibiting openly in public view; "a display of courage"
bravado, bluster - a swaggering show of courage
exhibitionism - extravagant and conspicuous behavior intended to attract attention to yourself
ritz - ostentatious display of elegance; "they put on the ritz"
splurge - an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.)
pedantry - an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
2.fanfare - (music) a short lively tune played on brass instrumentsfanfare - (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"
music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, tune, strain, air, line - a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"

fanfare
noun trumpet call, flourish, trump (archaic), tucket (archaic), fanfaronade a fanfare of trumpets
Translations
fanfare [ˈfænfɛəʳ] Nfanfarria f

fanfare [ˈfænfɛər] nfanfare musique)f >
fanfold paper [ˈfænfəʊld] npapier m à pliage en accordéon

fanfare
nFanfare f; trumpet fanfareTrompetenstoß m; with a fanfare of publicitymit einer aufsehenerregenden Werbekampagne

fanfare [ˈfænfɛə] nfanfara

fanfare
n fanfare [ˈfӕnfeə]
a short piece of music played by trumpets etc at the entry of a king or queen during a ceremony etc. trompetgeskal لَحْن بوقي фанфара fanfára fanfare der Tusch φανφάρα fanfarria fanfaar فانفار؛ نواختن شیپورها fanfaari fanfare תְרוּעַת חֲצוֹצרוֹת धूमधाम fanfara harsonaszó tiupan terompet untuk menyambut kedatangan raja dsb lúðraþytur fanfara ファンファーレ 팡파르 fanfara fanfara bunyi nafiri fanfare fanfare fanfara fanfarra fanfară фанфары fanfára fanfare fanfare fanfar การประโคมแตรเดี่ยวแสดงการมาถึงของคนหรือสิ่งสำคัญ fanfar, tören borusu 嘹亮的喇叭聲 фанфара پر تکلف یا دھوم دھام کے ساتھ kèn lệnh喇叭声


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