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FANFARE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments
Example:
her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("fanfare" is a kind of...):
air; line; melodic line; melodic phrase; melody; strain; tune (a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A gaudy outward display
Synonyms:
fanfare; flash; ostentation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("fanfare" is a kind of...):
display (exhibiting openly in public view)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fanfare"):
bluster; bravado (a swaggering show of courage)
exhibitionism (extravagant and conspicuous behavior intended to attract attention to yourself)
ritz (ostentatious display of elegance)
splurge (an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.))
pedantry (an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning)
