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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rally  \Ral"ly\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Rallied};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Rallying}.]  [OF.  ralier,  F.  rallier,  fr  L.  pref.  re-  +  ad  + 
  ligare  to  bind.  See  {Ra-},  and  1st  {Ally}.] 
  To  collect,  and  reduce  to  order  as  troops  dispersed  or 
  thrown  into  confusion;  to  gather  again  to  reunite. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  rallying 
  adj  :  rousing  or  recalling  to  unity  and  renewed  effort;  "a 
  rallying  cry" 
  n  1:  the  act  of  mobilizing  for  a  common  purpose;  "the  bell  was  a 
  signal  for  the  rallying  of  the  whole  neighborhood" 
  2:  the  feat  of  mustering  strength  for  a  renewed  effort;  "he 
  singled  to  start  a  rally  in  the  9th  inning";  "he  feared 
  the  rallying  of  their  troops  for  a  counterattack"  [syn:  {rally}] 




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