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chamade definition

cha·made (s̸hə mäd′)

noun

Mil., Archaic a signal for a parley or retreat, sounded on a drum or trumpet

Etymology: Fr < Port chamada < chamar < L clamare, to cry out: see clamor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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