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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Milit., a command given at the head of an army and communicated by word of mouth to the rear.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Mil.) An order passed from front to rear by word of mouth.

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  • noun military An order passed from front to rear by word of mouth.

Etymologies

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French passe-parole.

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