revolutionary
English
Etymology
Compare French révolutionnaire.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɹɛvəˈluːʃənɹi/, /-ˈljuː-/
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Adjective
revolutionary (comparative more revolutionary, superlative most revolutionary)
- Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution
- revolutionary war
- revolutionary measures
- revolutionary agitators
- pertaining to something that portends of great change; overthrowing a standing mindset
- a revolutionary new tool
- (sciences) pertaining to something that revolves
Translations
of or pertaining to a revolution in government
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of or pertaining to a revolutionary, revolutionist
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something that signifies great change
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Noun
revolutionary (plural revolutionaries)
- A revolutionist; a person who revolts.
- (music), (informal) Chopin's 'Revolutionary Etude' Op. 10 no. 12
Translations
A revolutionist; a person who revolts
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