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noun, a valved brass instrument of brilliant tone consisting of a narrow tube of cylindrical bore ending in a flared bell, normally pitched in B flat. Range: two and a half octaves upwards from F sharp on the fourth line of the bass staff
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trumpet
- 1) noun, a valved brass instrument of brilliant tone consisting of a narrow tube of cylindrical bore ending in a flared bell, normally pitched in B flat. Range: two and a half octaves upwards from F sharp on the fourth line of the bass staff
- 2) noun, any instrument consisting of a valveless tube ending in a bell, esp a straight instrument used for fanfares, signals, etc
- 3) noun, a person who plays a trumpet in an orchestra
- 4) noun, a loud sound such as that of a trumpet, esp when made by an animal
- 5) noun, an eight-foot reed stop on an organ
- 6) noun, something resembling a trumpet in shape, esp in having a flared bell
- 7) noun, short for ear trumpet
- 8) noun, blow one's own trumpet to boast about oneself; brag
- 9) verb, to proclaim or sound loudly
Etymology
C13: from Old French trompette a little trump2
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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Synonyms
horn, clarion, bugle, roar, call, cry, bay, bellow, proclaim, advertise, extol, tout (informal), announce, publish, broadcast, crack up (informal), blow your own trumpet boast, crow, brag, vaunt
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