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| trum·pet [ trúmpət ] |
noun (plural trum·pets) |
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1. brass instrument: a brass musical instrument, either straight or coiled, with three valves and a flared bell. It has a brilliant tone and a middle to high register.
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2. something shaped like trumpet: something shaped like the flared bell of a trumpet
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3. sound of or like trumpet: a loud high sound made by a trumpet, or a sound such as the call of an elephant
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4. player of trumpet: a player of a trumpet
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5. medicine
Same as ear trumpet
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6. organ stop: a solo organ stop that imitates the sound of a trumpet
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verb (past and past participle trum·pet·ed, present participle trum·pet·ing, 3rd person present singular trum·pets) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb announce something: to announce something loudly, proudly, or with great ceremony
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2. transitive verb speak in praise of something: to speak of somebody or something with ostentatious admiration or pride
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3. intransitive verb make elephant's call: to make an elephant's characteristically high-pitched, penetrating call
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4. transitive verb express something by trumpeting: to convey something with a trumpeting call
  The elephant trumpeted a warning.
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| [14th century. < Old French trompette "small horn" < trompe "horn" < Germanic, probably an imitation of the sound of a horn] |
