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reveille definition

rev·eille (rev′ə lē; Brit & Cdn ri val′ē, -vel′-)

noun

  1. a signal on a bugle, drum, etc. at some fixed time early in the morning to waken soldiers or sailors or call them to first assembly
  2. the first assembly of the day

Etymology: < Fr réveillez(-vous), imper. of (se) réveiller, to wake up < ré- (< L re-) + veiller (< L vigilare, to watch: see vigilant)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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