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title: fanfare — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fanfare» in the school dictionary: A fanfare is a short, loud, exciting tune played on trumpets or other brass instruments to announce someone important or the start of something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fanfare

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**Who acts:** fanfare, film, new park, He, school band · **What happens:** be, play, announce, start, open, retire · **To what, where:** short loud exciting tune, trumpets, someone, something, lot, queen

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«fanfare» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [fanfare in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fanfare.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A fanfare is a short, loud, exciting tune played on trumpets or other brass instruments to announce someone important or the start of something.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fanfare:m1:1
# text = A fanfare is a short, loud, exciting tune played on trumpets or other brass instruments to announce someone important or the start of something.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fanfare	fanfare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
5	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	exciting	exciting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	tune	tune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	played	play	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	trumpets	trumpet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
16	brass	brass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	instruments	instrument	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	announce	announce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
20	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	19	obj	_	_
21	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a fanfare | a short loud exciting tune |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **play** | participle |  | a short loud exciting tune *not said here* |  | trumpets or other brass instruments |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **announce** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |
| 4 | **start** |  |  | something |  |  |  |  | nom start «event transitive»: of=patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fanfare (uncountable) is a lot of excitement, publicity and showy celebration around something.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fanfare:m2:1
# text = Fanfare (uncountable) is a lot of excitement, publicity and showy celebration around something.
1	Fanfare	fanfare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	uncountable	uncountable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	publicity	publicity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	showy	showy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	celebration	celebration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
15	around	around	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Fanfare | a lot |  |  |  | of excitement | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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A fanfare of trumpets announced the queen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fanfare:x1:1
# text = A fanfare of trumpets announced the queen.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fanfare	fanfare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	trumpets	trumpet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	announced	announce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **announce** *speech: other* | past | a fanfare of trumpets | the queen |  |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent queen=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film opened with a loud fanfare.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fanfare:x2:1
# text = The film opened with a loud fanfare.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	fanfare	fanfare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | past | the film |  |  |  |  | with a loud fanfare | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new park opened with great fanfare.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fanfare:x3:1
# text = The new park opened with great fanfare.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	fanfare	fanfare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | past | the new park |  |  |  |  | with great fanfare | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He retired quietly, without any fanfare.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fanfare:x4:1
# text = He retired quietly, without any fanfare.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	retired	retire	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	without	without	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	fanfare	fanfare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **retire** | past | He |  |  |  |  | without any fanfare; quietly *property* | vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Our school band played a fanfare at sports day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fanfare:x5:1
# text = Our school band played a fanfare at sports day.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fanfare	fanfare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	sports	sport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	compound	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | Our school band | a fanfare |  |  | day |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fanfare=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The game was launched with a lot of fanfare online.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fanfare:x6:1
# text = The game was launched with a lot of fanfare online.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	launched	launch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	fanfare	fanfare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	online	online	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **launch** | past · passive |  | the game |  |  |  | with a lot of fanfare; online *property* | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with lot=Instrument |

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