noun

fanfare

fanfare, publicity, pomp

The king arrived to a great fanfare.

The king arrived to a great fanfare.

The product was launched with much fanfare.

The product was launched with much fanfare.

a fanfare a short ceremonial tune or flourish of trumpets The ceremony began with a fanfare.

with (much) fanfare with a lot of activity and public attention The new phone was launched with much fanfare.

Synonyms: flourish, trumpets, pomp, publicity

Borrowed from French 'fanfare', which is thought to be onomatopoeic, mimicking the sound of horns.

Think of a 'fan' at a 'fair' hearing a loud trumpet sound. This connects the parts of the word to the meaning.

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