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Definitions for fanfare
ˈfæn fɛərfan·fare

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ostentation, fanfare, flashnoun

    a gaudy outward display

  2. flourish, fanfare, tucketnoun

    (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments

    "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"

Wiktionary

  1. fanfarenoun

    A flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase.

    They played a short fanfare to announce the arrival of the king.

  2. fanfarenoun

    A show of ceremony or celebration.

    The town opened the new library with fanfare and a speech from the mayor.

Wikipedia

  1. Fanfare

    A fanfare (or fanfarade or flourish) is a short musical flourish which is typically played by trumpets (including fanfare trumpets), French horns or other brass instruments, often accompanied by percussion. It is a "brief improvised introduction to an instrumental performance". A fanfare has also been defined in The Golden Encyclopedia of Music as "a musical announcement played on brass instruments before the arrival of an important person", such as heralding the entrance of a monarch; (The term honors music for such announcements does not have the specific connotations of instrument or style that fanfare does.) Historically, fanfares were usually played by trumpet players, as the trumpet was associated with royalty. Bugles are also mentioned. The melody notes of a fanfare are often based around the major triad, often using "[h]eroic dotted rhythms".By extension, the term may also designate a short, prominent passage for brass instruments in an orchestral composition. Fanfares are widely used in opera orchestral parts, notably in Wagner's Tannhäuser and Lohengrin and in Beethoven's Fidelio. In Fidelio, the dramatic use of the fanfare is heightened by having the trumpet player perform offstage, which creates a muted effect.

ChatGPT

  1. fanfare

    Fanfare is a short, lively, and triumphant music or opening flourish often performed by brass instruments that is used to announce and celebrate a special event, person, or achievement. It is characterized by a catchy melody, strong rhythmic patterns, and powerful harmonies, designed to capture attention and create a sense of excitement and grandeur. In a broader sense, fanfare also refers to any ostentatious or elaborate display of publicity, praise, or celebration.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fanfarenoun

    a flourish of trumpets, as in coming into the lists, etc.; also, a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase

  2. Etymology: [F. Cf. Fanfaron.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Fanfare

    fan-fār′, 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. [Fr. fanfare, perh. from the sound.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. fanfare

    The French name of a short and lively military air or call, executed on brass instruments.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fanfare in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fanfare in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of fanfare in a Sentence

  1. Ben Oduro:

    I just want to see what the fanfare is all about, that book is a no-no in my world. Being a black male and reading a book where the demographic is more 'Desperate Housewives' or women in general is a ticket to be laughed at.

  2. Akin Alabi:

    We added Paystack as one of our payment options without any fanfare, without announcing to our customers, and within a month it shot up to the number one most used payment option on the website.

  3. George Witt:

    He wanted a simple, local funeral with little fanfare.

  4. Paul Ostrowski:

    We are administering the influenza vaccine as we speak with no fanfare whatsoever. This will be no different. We want to make the distribution of this just as easy as a normal influenza vaccine.

  5. Marc Owen Jones:

    Although Twitter claimed they suspended some botnets this is relatively trivial, the bots suspended were crude and likely to have been identified as part of Twitter's routine spambot roundup, i've identified similar networks for years and Twitter rarely make a fanfare of getting them removed. Indeed, there are existing botnets spreading pro-regime propaganda that have existed since 2012 and that are still going strong.

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