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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. The fanfare announcing the arrival of the various Christian princes. --Sir W. Scott. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fanfare n 1: a showy outward display [syn: {ostentation}] 2: 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}]
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