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fanfare

Definitions of fanfare
  1. noun
    a gaudy outward display
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    types:
    bravoure
    a swaggering show of courage
    type of:
    étalage
    exhibiting openly in public view
  2. noun
    a group of musicians playing only brass and percussion instruments
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    type of:
    groupe, orchestre
    instrumentalists not including string players
  3. noun
    a group of musicians playing brass and woodwind and percussion instruments
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    type of:
    groupe, orchestre
    instrumentalists not including string players
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