Meaning & use
Tantara
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A loud, triumphant flourish or fanfare played on a trumpet or horn.
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A tantara of trumpets announced the arrival of the king.
The ceremony opened with a stirring tantara that echoed through the hall.
A note on using this word
The word is onomatopoeic, imitating the bright, repeated notes of a trumpet call, and has been used in English poetry since at least the sixteenth century.
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