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muster

mus·ter

UK/ˈmʌstə/ US/ˈmʌstɚ/ uncommon obsolete us
verb (2) noun (2)

verb

1.

gather or bring together

  • “muster the courage to do something”
  • “she rallied her intellect”
  • “Summon all your courage”
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2.

call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc.

noun

1.

a gathering of military personnel for duty

  • “he was thrown in the brig for missing muster”
2.

Origin

From Middle English musteren, borrowed from Anglo-Norman mostrer, Middle French monstrer, moustrer (whence the noun monstre, which gave the English noun), from Latin mōnstrō (“to show”), from moneō (“to admonish”). Cognate with French montrer (“to show”), Italian mostrare (“to show”), Spanish mostrar (“to show”). See also monster.

Phrases

  • bangtail muster
  • cut the muster
  • muster drill
  • muster in
  • muster out
  • muster roll
  • muster up
  • pass muster

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