Fanfare
['fænfeə] or ['fæn'fɛr]
Definition
(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.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [Fr.] Flourish of trumpets.
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Definition
n. a flourish of trumpets or bugles—also Fanfarade′.—ns. Fan′faron one who uses bravado: a blusterer braggart; Fan′faronade vain boasting: bluster: ostentation.—v.i. to bluster.
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