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Music. A short strain or snatch of melody; a musical phrase. Obsolete (archaic and historical in later use).
A flourish on a trumpet; a signal for marching used by cavalry troops. (Cf. sennet, n.1) Also figurative.
A trumpet call or musical strain to rouse soldiers and others in the morning.
A musical summons to war (poetic). Also figurative.
a call or summons sounded on a trumpet; also figurative.