reveille

Definitions


[rɪˈvali], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a signal sounded especially on a bugle or drum to wake personnel in the armed forces
(e.g: reveille was at 0430 hours)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century: from French réveillez! ‘wake up!’, imperative plural of réveiller, based on Latin vigilare ‘keep watch’




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