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reveille(dictionary)

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reveille noun. . M17.
[French reveillez imper. pl. of reveiller awaken, from re- RE- + veiller from Latin vigilare keep watch.]
A signal given in the morning, usu. on a drum or bugle, to waken soldiers and indicate that it is time to rise; (the time of) the sounding of this signal.
T. Heggen Any man caught in his bunk after reveille. transf.: H. Allen He..warbled a melodious reveille to his love still asleep.