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reveille

[ rev-uh-lee; British ri-val-ee ]

noun

  1. a signal, as of a drum or bugle, sounded early in the morning to awaken military personnel and to alert them for assembly.
  2. a signal to arise.


reveille

/ ɪˈæɪ /

noun

  1. a signal, given by a bugle, drum, etc, to awaken soldiers or sailors in the morning
  2. the hour at which this takes place
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of reveille1

1635–45; < French é𾱱, plural imperative of é𾱱 to awaken, equivalent to r ( e ) - re- + é𾱱, Old French esveillier Latin ŧ to watch, be vigilant ( ŧ- e- 1 + to watch; vigil )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of reveille1

C17: from French é𾱱! awake! from re- + Old French esveillier to be wakeful, ultimately from Latin to keep watch; see vigil
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Example Sentences

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Luggage lined up in Dallas terminals like dwarf soldiers in a nightmare reveille.

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If we don’t want to use the loaded “woke” to describe this deployment of socially conscious military films, let’s say that they’re collectively sounding a reveille.

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In childhood, he was an Eagle Scout and a bugle player; at Boy Scout camp, he played reveille in the mornings and taps at night.

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From reveille to lights-out, the boy trumpeters sounded calls for all activities of the day.

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After reveille just after dawn, an hour is allowed for exercise and showers.

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