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trumpet definition

trumpet (trumpit)

noun

  1. a brass instrument with a bright tone, consisting of a tube in an oblong loop or loops, with a flared bell and, in the modern instrument, three valves for producing changes in key
  2. something shaped like a trumpet; esp., ear trumpet
  3. ☆ a pitcher plant (Sarracenia flava) of the SE U.S., with slender, erect, hollow leaves
  4. a sound like that of a trumpet, esp. one made by an elephant
  5. a trumpet-toned organ stop

Etymology: ME trompette < MFr, dim. of trompe: see trump

intransitive verb

  1. to blow a trumpet
  2. to make a sound like a trumpet

transitive verb

  1. to sound on a trumpet
  2. to sound or utter with a trumpetlike tone
  3. to proclaim loudly

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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