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reveille
noun rev·eil·le \ˈre-və-lē, British ri-ˈva-li or -ˈve-\
military : a signal given on a musical instrument (such as a bugle or drum) in the early morning to call soldiers or sailors to duty
Full Definition of REVEILLE
1
: a signal to get up mornings
2
: a bugle call at about sunrise signaling the first military formation of the day; also : the formation so signaled
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Origin of REVEILLE
modification of French réveillez, imperative plural of réveiller to awaken, from Middle French reveiller, from re- + eveiller to awaken, from Vulgar Latin *exvigilare, from Latin ex- + vigilare to keep watch, stay awake — more at vigilant
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reveille
noun rev·eil·le \ˈre-və-lē\
Definition of REVEILLE for Kids
: a signal sounded at about sunrise on a bugle to call soldiers or sailors to duty
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