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   trumpet

   /ˈtrʌmpɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a brass musical instrument with a flared bell and a bright, penetrating tone. The modern instrument has the tubing looped to form a straight-sided coil, with three valves.
   • ▪ an organ reed stop with a quality resembling that of a trumpet.
   • ▪ a sound resembling that of a trumpet, especially the loud cry of an elephant: "his voice blazed to a trumpet in his indignation"
   • ▪ something shaped like a trumpet, especially the tubular corona of a daffodil flower.
   • 2. a North American pitcher plant.

   verb

   • 1. play a trumpet: "a jazz band trumpeted on the stage behind, and the kids danced until dark"
   • ▪ make a loud, penetrating sound resembling that of a trumpet: "wild elephants trumpeting in the bush" Similar shoutbellowroaryellcry outcall outinformal:holler
   • 2. proclaim widely or loudly: "the next day, the press trumpeted the birth of a new star" Similar proclaimannouncedeclarebroadcastpromulgatenoise abroadshout from the rooftopsblazon

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French trompette, diminutive of trompe (see trump2). The verb dates from the mid 16th century.

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