rally
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[edit] Etymology 1
Old French ralier, French rallier, from Latin prefix re- + ad + ligare to bind; to ally
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rally (plural rallies)
- (squash) (table tennis) (tennis) A sequence of strokes between serving and scoring a point.
- A demonstration.
- (motor racing) An event in which competitors drive through a series of timed special stages at intervals. The winner is the driver who completes all stages with the shortest cumulative time.
- (business) A recovery after a decline in prices; -- said of the market, stocks, etc.
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demonstration
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to rally (third-person singular simple present rallies, present participle rallying, simple past and past participle rallied)
- To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
- To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite.
- To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness; to recuperate.
- To recover strength after a decline in prices; -- said of the market, stocks, etc.
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To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion
[edit] Etymology 2
French railler. See rail to scoff.
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to rally (third-person singular simple present rallies, present participle rallying, simple past and past participle rallied)
- To tease; to chaff good-humouredly.
[edit] References
- rally in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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rally f.
- rally (motor racing)
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- rallye f.
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rally m. inv.
- rally event involving groups of people
