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Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: réveillez! 'wake up!', from réveiller 'to wake up', from Latin vigilare 'to stay awake'

reveille

 noun
     
Related topics: Army
re‧veil‧le [singular,uncountable]
PMA a special tune played as a signal to wake soldiers in the morning, or the time at which it is played
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