fanfare.
A flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase.
Meaning & usage
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.
A show of ceremony or celebration.
The town opened the new library with fanfare and a speech from the mayor.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French fanfare; some senses apparently influenced by surface analysis, fan + fare.
To play a fanfare.
To embellish with fanfares.
To imitate a fanfare, in order to dramatize the presentation or introduction of something.
To introduce with pomp and show.
To mark an arrival or departure with music, noise, or drama.
To publicize or announce.
To fan out.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French fanfare; some senses apparently influenced by surface analysis, fan + fare.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.