REVEILLE Definition & Meaning

reveille

[rev-uh-lee, ri-val-ee]

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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.

reveille

/ ��ɪˈ��æ��ɪ /

noun

a signal, given by a bugle, drum, etc, to awaken soldiers or sailors in the morning
the hour at which this takes place

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of reveille¹

1635–45; < French ��é��𾱱��, plural imperative of ��é��𾱱�� to awaken, equivalent to r ( e ) - re- + é��𾱱��, Old French esveillier ≪ Latin ŧ�� to watch, be vigilant ( ŧ- e- ¹ + �� to watch; vigil )

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of reveille¹

C17: from French ��é��𾱱��! awake! from _re- + Old French esveillier to be wakeful, ultimately from Latin �� to keep watch; see _vigil

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Luggage lined up in Dallas terminals like dwarf soldiers in a nightmare reveille.

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If we don’t want to use the loaded “woke” to describe this deployment of socially conscious military films, let’s say that they’re collectively sounding a reveille.

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In childhood, he was an Eagle Scout and a bugle player; at Boy Scout camp, he played reveille in the mornings and taps at night.

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From reveille to lights-out, the boy trumpeters sounded calls for all activities of the day.

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After reveille just after dawn, an hour is allowed for exercise and showers.

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revegetate revel

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