English Explanatory Dictionary

reveille

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈvæ.li/ /ˈɹɛ.və.li/ en-us-reveille.ogg

Word forms

reveille reveilles

Etymology

From French réveillez, imperative form of réveiller (“to wake”).

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