What does Reveille mean?
Definitions for Reveille
ˈrɛv ə li; Brit. rɪˈvæl ireveille
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Princeton's WordNet
reveille, wake-up signalnoun
(military) signal to wake up
reveillenoun
a signal to get up in the morning; in the military it is a bugle call at sunrise
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reveillenoun
The sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers.
Etymology: From réveiller.
Wikipedia
Reveille
"Reveille" (US: REV-əl-ee, UK: ri-VAL-ee), called in French "Le Réveil" is a bugle call, trumpet call, drum, fife-and-drum or pipes call most often associated with the military; it is chiefly used to wake military personnel at sunrise. The name comes from réveille (or réveil), the French word for "wake up".
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reveille
Reveille is a signal, traditionally played on a bugle or drum, used to wake military personnel at dawn or for another specified time. It is also used more broadly to refer to any wake-up call or start of daily activities.
Webster Dictionary
Reveillenoun
the beat of drum, or bugle blast, about break of day, to give notice that it is time for the soldiers to rise, and for the sentinels to forbear challenging
Etymology: [F. rveil, fr. rveiller to awake; pref. re- re- + pref. es- (L. ex) + veiller to awake, watch, L. vigilare to watch. The English form was prob. taken by mistake from the French imper. rveillez,2d pers. pl. See Vigil.]
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Reveille
"Reveille" is a bugle call, trumpet call or pipes call most often associated with the military; it is chiefly used to wake military personnel at sunrise. The name comes from "réveillé", the French word for "wake up". British Army Cavalry and Royal Horse Artillery Regiments sound a call different from the Infantry version shown below also known as Reveille, while the Scottish Regiments of the British Army sound a pipes call of the same name.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Reveille
re-vāl′ye, n. the sound of the drum or bugle at daybreak to awaken soldiers. [O. Fr. reveil—re-, again, esveiller, to awake—L. vigilāre, to watch.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
reveille
The beat of drum at break of day, when night duties cease.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
reveille
The beat of the drum about break of day, to give notice that it is time for the soldiers to rise, and for the sentinels to forbear challenging.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Reveille in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Reveille in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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