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Meaning of flourish

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  flourish
      n 1: a showy gesture; "she entered with a great flourish"
      2: an ornamental embellishment in writing
      3: a display of ornamental speech or language
      4: the act of waving [syn: {flourish}, {brandish}]
      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" [syn: {flourish}, {fanfare},
         {tucket}]
      v 1: grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is
           thriving"; "business is booming" [syn: {boom}, {thrive},
           {flourish}, {expand}]
      2: make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or
         reach a high point in historical significance or importance;
         "The new student is thriving" [syn: {thrive}, {prosper}, {fly
         high}, {flourish}]
      3: move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun" [syn:
         {brandish}, {flourish}, {wave}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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