🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

grito de união

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gree-toh de oo-nyow

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rallying cry/ˈræl.i.ɪŋ kraɪ/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O grito de união inspirou todos os presentes."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A phrase or slogan used to inspire or unite a group of people.

    "The environmentalists adopted 'Save the Earth' as their rallying-cry during the protest."
  2. 2

    A call to arms or action, particularly in a political or military context.

    "The general's speech served as a rallying-cry for the troops before the battle."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'rally' (from Old French 'rallier', meaning to reunite, from Latin 're-' and 'alligare', to bind) combined with 'cry' (from Old French 'crier', from Latin 'quiritare'). Originally a military signal to gather scattered troops, it evolved metaphorically to describe any slogan or call designed to unite people for a common cause.

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