noun
fanfare
FAN-feh-uh
noun
1
A short, triumphant burst of trumpets or horns played to announce something.
"A fanfare of trumpets announced the king's arrival."
2
A showy display of celebration or publicity.
"The product launched with great fanfare."
How to Use Fanfare
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA musical flourish announcing something important, or by extension, a big showy celebration.
Common pairings
with great fanfare
a fanfare of trumpets
without fanfare
Word Forms
fanfared past tense, fanfares plural, fanfares singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from French fanfare.