Reveille Definition

rĕvə-lē
noun
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.
Webster's New World
This bugle call or its equivalent.
American Heritage
The first assembly of the day.
Webster's New World
A signal to get up out of bed.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Reveille

Noun

Singular:
reveille
Plural:
reveilles

Origin of Reveille

  • Alteration of French réveillez second person pl. imperative of réveiller to wake from Old French resveiller re- re- esveiller to awake (from Vulgar Latin exvigilāre) (Latin ex- ex-) (Latin vigilāre to awake) (from vigil awake weg- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French réveillez, imperative form of réveiller (“to wake") .

    From Wiktionary

Reveille Sentence Examples

  • Soon, they were both fast asleep and the next thing they knew a trumpet was sounding reveille.

  • You don't need to belt out reveille, but if you can learn to blow a few notes and hit them at the right musical points in your routine, you'll give the audience an extra thrill.

  • These are an alarm clock bell, alien alarm, digital alarm and bugle reveille.

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Words Starting With

RREREV

Words Ending With

ELELLE

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Words Starting With R and Ending With E

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With R8 Letter Words Ending With E