reveille

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reveille

  • /ɹɪˈvæ.li/ UK
  • /ˈɹɛ.və.li/ Singapore, US

Where it comes from

From French réveillez, imperative form of réveiller (“to wake”).

noun reveilles

  1. countable, uncountable The sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers. A bugler and his brisk reveille woke them most mornings.

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noun the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers

Españoldiana
日本語起床らっぱ kishō rappa, 起床太鼓 kishō taiko, 朝礼 chōrei
中文起床號 /起床号 qǐchuánghào, 晨號 /晨号 chénhào
Portuguêsalvorada
Françaisdiane, réveil
DeutschWecken, Weckruf
Italianodiana, sveglia
Ελληνικάεγερτήριο egertírio
Русскийу́тренняя заря́ útrennjaja zarjá, побу́дка pobúdka, подъём podʺjóm

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"reveille." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/reveille. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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reveille. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/reveille

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"reveille." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/reveille.

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@misc{reveille_2026,
  title = {reveille},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reveille},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}