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Words from Todays Newspaper: Word#1 of the day: BUGLE Even the President of India sounded the bugle in his speech on the eve of Republic Day when he warned against anarchy taking over constitutionalism. The bugle is a valve less brass instrument that resembles a trumpet and is used especially for military calls. Thus, sounding the bugle refers to making an announcement, akin to sounding the trumpet during ancient times. The first known use was in the 14th century. A sentence which will clarify the meaning of the phrase is: a. The activist sounded the bugle when she talked of injustice in the society.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 11:47:38 +0000

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