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Definition of Fanfare
1. Noun. A gaudy outward display.
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"
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]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fanfare
Literary usage of Fanfare
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1882)
"fanfare, a flourish of trumpets. (F. — Span. — Arab.) F. fanfare. — Span, fan-
farra, bluster, vaunting. ..."
2. How to Collect Books by J. Herbert ( Slater (1905)
"... and the Netherlands—Early binding in Italy and France—The fanfare and Pointille
styles—Binding in England—The Winchester School—The cottage and Etruscan ..."
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