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bu·gle

bugle

 
pronunciation:
byu gl
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part of speech: noun
definition: A bugle is a simple instrument that you blow through to make sounds. A bugle is made of a metal called brass. A bugle is similar to a trumpet, but you only use your mouth and not your fingers to make sounds with it. A bugle is sometimes used to wake up soldiers in the morning.
There was the sound of a bugle, and then the horse race began.
 
derivation: bugler (n.)
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