reveille

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

/ ˈrɛv ə li; British rɪˈvæl i /

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noun

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

a signal to arise.

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Origin of reveille

1635–45; <French réveillez, plural imperative of réveiller to awaken, equivalent to r(e)-re- + éveiller,Old French esveillier ≪ Latin ēvigilāre to watch, be vigilant (ē-e-¹ + vigilāre to watch; see vigil)

Words nearby reveille

revealed religion, revealed theology, revealing, revealment, revegetate, reveille, revel, revelation, Revelation, Book of, revelationist, revelator

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How to use reveille in a sentence

The school is currently on Reveille VIII, and all iterations have been female.
The Dummies’ Guide to College Football Bowl Games|Sujay Kumar|January 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Mascot matchup: The Texas AM Aggies (which means “agricultural school”) are represented by Reveille, a cute dog.
The Dummies’ Guide to College Football Bowl Games|Sujay Kumar|January 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was early in the morning on the 4th of May when the reveille sounded for the last time over the hills and dales of Culpepper.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.
Before dawn had broken, the clear bugle notes of reveille sounded and set the camp astir.
The Way of a Man|Emerson Hough

While they were yet asleep in their bivouacs we were at breakfast, and their reveille generally found us setting out on the march.
The Relief of Mafeking|Filson Young
Reveille had been sounded rather late, for the troops, wearied with long marching, were to have a day of rest.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce|Ambrose Bierce
Alarm guns were fired and the drums beat, not a call to village husbandmen only, but the reveille of humanity.
Revolutionary Reader|Sophie Lee Foster

British Dictionary definitions for reveille

reveille

/ (rɪˈvælɪ) /

noun

a signal, given by a bugle, drum, etc, to awaken soldiers or sailors in the morning

the hour at which this takes place

Also called (esp US): rouse

Word Origin for reveille

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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