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trumpet

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trumpet
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trumpet1 /ˈtrʌmpət, ˈtrʌmpɪt/ noun
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: trompette, from trompe 'horn'

[countable] a musical instrument that you blow into, which consists of a curved metal tube that is wide at the end, and three buttons you press to change the notes ⇨ blow your own trumpet at blow1(19)

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trumpet2 verb
1. [transitive] to tell everyone about something that you are proud of, especially in an annoying way:
    They are proudly trumpeting the fact that they are creating more jobs.
2. [intransitive] if an elephant trumpets, it makes a loud noise