Fanfare

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Noun

Fanfare (countable and uncountable; plural Fanfares)

  1. (countable{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) 
A flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase.
  1. They played a short fanfare to announce the arrival of the king.
  2. (uncountable{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) 
A show of ceremony or celebration.
  1. The town opened the new library with fanfare and a speech from the mayor.
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Translations

a flourish of trumpets or horns

a show of ceremony or celebration

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