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    RALLYING CRY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battleplay

    Synonyms:

    battle cry; rallying cry; war cry; war whoop

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("rallying cry" is a kind of...):

    call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A slogan used to rally support for a causeplay

    Example:

    our watchword will be 'democracy'

    Synonyms:

    battle cry; cry; rallying cry; war cry; watchword

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("rallying cry" is a kind of...):

    catchword; motto; shibboleth; slogan (a favorite saying of a sect or political group)

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