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flourish

flou·rish

UK/ˈflɐɹ.ɘʃ/ US/ˈflʌɹ.ɪʃ/ fairly common
verb (3) noun (5)

verb

1.

grow stronger

  • “The economy was booming”
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2.
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move or swing back and forth

  • “She waved her gun”
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noun

1.

a showy gesture

  • “she entered with a great flourish”
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3.
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the act of waving

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5.

(music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments

  • “he entered to a flourish of trumpets”
  • “her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare”
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Origin

From Middle English floryschen, from Old French florir (via the arrhizotonic stem floriss-), from Late Latin flōrīre, from Latin flōrēre, from Latin flōrem (“flower”, noun). Corresponds to flower + -ish.

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