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fanfare

[fan-fair]

noun

  1. a flourish or short air played on trumpets or the like.

  2. an ostentatious display or flourish.

  3. publicity or advertising.



fanfare

/ ˈæԴɛə /

noun

  1. a flourish or short tune played on brass instruments, used as a military signal, at a ceremonial event, etc

  2. an ostentatious flourish or display

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fanfare1

1760–70; < French, expressive word akin to fanfaron fanfaron.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fanfare1

C17: from French, back formation from fanfarer to play a flourish on trumpets; see fanfaronade
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It’s not easy for NFL long snappers to stand out, their exacting trade hinging exclusively on repeating the same action without fail or fanfare.

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It was inaugurated by Russian President Vladimir Putin to great fanfare in 2018.

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"I don't get bothered that much by kind of all the fanfare that goes on," Piastri says.

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The keyboard part at the centre of Common People had been written by frontman Cocker the previous year with little fanfare.

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Schoenberg even wrote a terrific MGM-style Hollywood Bowl fanfare that for no good reason never gets played.

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