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1. Fanfare
   A fanfare is a short, lively, loud, and warlike piece of music, composed for trumpets and kettle-drums. The term is also applied to small, lively pieces performed on hunting-horns, in the chase.
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2. fanfare
   [Noun] A short, loud piece of music played to introduce a person or event.
   Example: The circus opened with a dramatic fanfare.
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3. fanfare
   Fr. Either flourish of trumpets or Brass Band....a band of merely brass and percussion Category: General
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4. Fanfare
   Fan'fare` noun [ French Confer Fanfaron .] A flourish of trumpets, as in coming into the lists, etc.; also, a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase. « The fanfare announcing the arrival of the various Christian princes.» Sir W. Scott.
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5. fanfare
   noun (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; `he entered to a flourish of trumpets`; `her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare`
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6. Fanfare
   • (n.) A flourish of trumpets, as in coming into the lists, etc.; also, a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase.
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7. fanfare
   originally a brief musical formula played on trumpets, horns, or similar `natural` instruments, sometimes accompanied by percussion, for signal ...
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8. fanfare
   
   • a showy outward display
   • a short lively tune played on brass instruments
   
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9. Fanfare
   Fanfare is a cultivated variety of potato.
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10. fanfare
    A short call or flourish for trumpets, or other instruments imitating the effect of trumpets. It is often used for the arrival of an important person, or to introduce a ceremony or important event. Traditionally fanfares were written for valveless (natural) instruments, and usually include notes of ...
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11. Fanfare
    A `Fanfare` is a relatively short piece of music that is typically played by trumpets and other brass instruments often accompanied by percussion. It is usually intended for important social purposes, such as ceremonial events involving royalty or important people, as exclamations of significant act...
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12. Fanfare
    (magazine) `Fanfare` is a magazine devoted to reviewing classical music performance and recordings. Fanfare`s contributors have a range of expertise from the medieval to contemporary work. Describing itself as "the magazine for the serious collector", its reviews cover...
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13. Fanfare
    (decoy) The `T-Mk 6 Fanfare` is a towed sonar decoy developed after the Second World War by the United States Navy. It replaced the Foxer noisemaker. It was more effective than the Foxer, producing a sound similar to a ship`s propeller, rather than wideband noise. External links:
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14. Fanfare
    (film) `Fanfare` is a 1958 Dutch comedy film directed by Bert Haanstra. It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival.<ref name="festival-cannes.com">--> Cast: References: External links:
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15. Fanfare
    (album) `Fanfare` is the title of the first compilation album released by Scottish punk and new wave band Skids, on Virgin Records in 1982, shortly after the group dissolved. Despite being a compilation, it doesn`t contain any tracks from the band`s fourth and final album Joy. T...
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16. Fanfare
    (company) `Fanfare` is a U.S. technology company located in Mountain View, California. Fanfare develops automated testing software that enables telecom service providers, network equipment manufacturers, and enterprises to automate quality testing of their products and services. Fanfareâ€â...
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