fan|fare

fan|fare
fan|fare «FAN fair», noun, verb, -fared, -far|ing.
–n.
1. a short tune played on trumpets, bugles, hunting horns, or the like: »

Queen Elizabeth, hailed by fanfares, passed through the nave (Newsweek).

2. a loud show, as of activity or talk; showy flourish; showy parade: »

The hero was welcomed with great fanfare by the mayor and city officials. ... With great fanfare, [the former Soviet Union] formally gave up the Porkkala naval base outside Helsinki (Joachim Joesten).

–v.t.
to announce with a fanfare: »

Fanfared by an orchestra, he strode to the stage and began his speech.

╂[< French fanfare < fanfarer blow a fanfare < Spanish fanfarrón fanfaron]

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