'Fanfare' definitions:

Definition of 'fanfare'

From: WordNet
noun
A gaudy outward display [syn: ostentation, fanfare, flash]
noun
(music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare" [syn: flourish, fanfare, tucket]

Definition of 'Fanfare'

From: GCIDE
  • Fanfare \Fan"fare`\, n. [F. Cf. Fanfaron.] A flourish of trumpets, as in coming into the lists, etc.; also, a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase. [1913 Webster]
  • The fanfare announcing the arrival of the various Christian princes. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'fanfare'

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