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rev·eil·le

 (rĕv′ə-lē)
n.
1.
a. The sounding of a bugle early in the morning to awaken and summon people in a camp or garrison.
b. This bugle call or its equivalent.
c. The first military formation of the day.
2. A signal to get up out of bed.
[Alteration of French réveillez, second person pl. imperative of réveiller, to wake, from Old French resveiller : re-, re- + esveiller, to awake (from Vulgar Latin *exvigilāre : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin vigilāre, to awake, from vigil, awake; see weg- in Indo-European roots).]
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reveille

(rɪˈvælɪ)
n
1. (Military) a signal, given by a bugle, drum, etc, to awaken soldiers or sailors in the morning
2. (Military) the hour at which this takes place
Also called (esp US): rouse
[C17: from French réveillez! awake! from re- + Old French esveillier to be wakeful, ultimately from Latin vigilāre to keep watch; see vigil]
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rev•eil•le

(ˈrɛv ə li; Brit. rɪˈvæl i)

n., pl. -les.
1. a bugle call in the early morning to awaken military personnel for assembly.
2. a signal to arise.
[1635–45; < French réveillez, pl. imperative of réveiller to awaken =r(e)- re- + éveiller, Old French esveillier « Latin ēvigilāre to watch]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.reveille - (military) signal to wake upreveille - (military) signal to wake up  
wake-up signal
bugle call - a signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
2.reveille - a signal to get up in the morning; in the military it is a bugle call at sunrise
awakening, wakening, waking up - the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most"
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reveille

[rɪˈvælɪ] N (Mil) → (toque m de) diana f
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reveille

[rɪˈvæli] n (MILITARY) → réveil m
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reveille

n (Mil) → Reveille f, → Wecksignal nt; (the) reveille is at 6 → um 6 Uhr ist Wecken
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reveille

[rɪˈvælɪ] n (Mil) → sveglia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

reveille

(riˈvӕli) , ((American) ˈrevəli) noun
a bugle call at daybreak to waken soldiers. toque de diana
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