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1trumpet
noun trum·pet \ˈtrəm-pət\
: a brass musical instrument that you blow into that has three buttons which you press to play different notes
: something shaped like a trumpet
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a : a wind instrument consisting of a conical or cylindrical usually metal tube, a cup-shaped mouthpiece, and a flared bell; specifically : a valved brass instrument having a cylindrical tube with two turns and a usual range from F sharp below middle C upward for 21⁄2 octaves b : a musical instrument (as a cornet) resembling a trumpet
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: a trumpet player
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: something that resembles a trumpet or its tonal quality: as a : a funnel-shaped instrument (as a megaphone) for collecting, directing, or intensifying sound b (1) : a stentorian voice (2) : a penetrating cry (as of an elephant)
— trum·pet·like adjective
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Origin of TRUMPET
Middle English trompette, from Anglo-French, from trumpe trump
First Known Use: 14th century
2trumpet
verb
: to praise (something) loudly and publicly especially in a way that is annoying
: to make a sound like a trumpet
Full Definition of TRUMPET
intransitive verb1
: to blow a trumpet
2
: to make a sound suggestive of that of a trumpet
transitive verb
: to sound or proclaim on or as if on a trumpet <trumpet the news>
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First Known Use of TRUMPET
1530
TRUMPET Defined for Kids
1trumpet
noun trum·pet \ˈtrəm-pət\
Definition of TRUMPET for Kids
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: a brass musical instrument that consists of a tube formed into a long loop with a wide opening at one end and that has valves by which different tones are produced
2
: something that is shaped like a trumpet <the trumpet of a lily>
2trumpet
verb
trum·pet·edtrum·pet·ing
Definition of TRUMPET for Kids
1
: to blow a trumpet
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: to make a sound like that of a trumpet <The elephant trumpeted loudly.>
3
: to praise (something) loudly and publicly
— trum·pet·er noun
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