Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A word imitative of the sound of a trumpet: used indifferently as a noun or as an adverb.
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- noun The
onomatopoeia of a particularsound made by abugle ortrumpet .
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This name is supposed by some to be an onomatopoetic word, intended to imitate the pulse-like sound of the trumpet, like the Latin taratantara.
Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897
mollusque commented on the word taratantara
The sound of a horn such as a trumpet or bugle; fanfare; pretentious talk.
December 16, 2007