roll call
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roll call
n.
1. The reading aloud of a list of names of people, as in a classroom or military post, to determine who is present or absent.
2. The time fixed for such a reading.
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roll call
n
1. (Military) the reading aloud of an official list of names, those present responding when their names are read out
2. (Military) the time or signal for such a reading
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roll′ call`
n.
the calling of a list of names, as of soldiers or students, for checking attendance.
[1765–75]
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Noun | 1. | roll call - calling out an official list of names mail call - a call of names of those receiving mail muster call - a call of the names of personnel at a military assembly attendance check - a call of students' names in a classroom utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication |
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Translations
vyvolávání jmen
navneopråb
nimenhuuto
prozivanje
点呼
점호
upprop
การขานชื่อ
điểm danh
roll call
n → appelloCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
roll call
→ تَفَقُّدُ الـحُضُور vyvolávání jmen navneopråb Namensaufruf προσκλητήριο lista nimenhuuto appel prozivanje appello 点呼 점호 appel opprop sprawdzanie obecności chamada перекличка upprop การขานชื่อ yoklama điểm danh 点名Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009