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fanfare
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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
Noun
a short rousing tune played on brass instruments [French]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fanfarefanfare - 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.fanfarefanfare - (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
Translations
fanfare [ˈfænfɛəʳ] nfanfarria (de trompeta)

fanfare [ˈfænfɛəʳ] nfanfare f (musique)

fanfare [ˈfænfɛəʳ] nFanfare f

fanfare [ˈfænfɛəʳ] 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


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The Dallas Wind Symphony (DWS) has selected seven fanfares as winners in its 2003-2004 fanfare competition.
The evening, conducted by Dwight Oltman, began with brass fanfares from the balconies and ended with a surprise: A platoon of tiny future dancers from the Ballet San Jose School entered clutching bunches of flowers, one for every dancer in the company.
Since earning the spot, Ben has had five Sunday afternoon practices - four hours each - at Pasadena City College, learning fanfares and ``Auld Lang Syne.
 
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