call-out

call-out
/kawl"owt'/, n.
1. an act or instance of calling out.
2. an order to report for emergency or special work, esp. at an unusual time or place.
3. a letter, number, or other device for identifying or calling attention to a particular part of an illustration.
4. a challenge to a duel.
[1885-90; n. use of v. phrase call out]

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