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revolutionary

[ rev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee ]

adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change:

    a revolutionary junta.

  2. radically new or innovative; outside or beyond established procedure, principles, etc.:

    a revolutionary discovery.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. (initial capital letter) of or relating to the American Revolution or to the period contemporaneous with it in U.S. history:

    Revolutionary heroes; Revolutionary weapons.



noun

plural revolutionaries.
  1. a revolutionist.

Revolutionary

1

/ ˌɛəˈːʃəəɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the conflict or period of the War of American Independence (1775–83)
  2. of or relating to any of various other Revolutions, esp the Russian Revolution (1917) or the French Revolution (1789)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

revolutionary

2

/ ˌɛəˈːʃəəɪ /

noun

  1. a person who advocates or engages in revolution
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. relating to or characteristic of a revolution
  2. advocating or engaged in revolution
  3. radically new or different

    a revolutionary method of making plastics

  4. rotating or revolving
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ𱹴ˈܳپDzԲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • o·tDz·i· adverb
  • o·tDz·i·Ա noun
  • t·o·tDz·y noun plural antirevolutionaries adjective
  • ԴDzr··tDz·y adjective noun plural nonrevolutionaries
  • Dz-··tDz·y adjective
  • r··tDz·y adjective
  • r··tDz·y adjective
  • i·o·tDz·y adjective noun plural semirevolutionaries
  • ܱt·o·tDz·y adjective noun plural ultrarevolutionaries
  • ܲr··tDz·y adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of revolutionary1

First recorded in 1765–75; revolution + -ary
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Example Sentences

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This emotionally upbeat preparation made “Il Trionfo” appear all the more revolutionary with its allowances for disrupting musical formulas as well as psychological ones.

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She described the fund and the support it provides as "revolutionary", telling the BBC: "I'm not sure that we'd be together as a family without it".

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Selena’s path from performing at restaurants, clubs and weddings across South Texas to drawing record-breaking crowds at the Houston Astrodome, as a woman in Tejano music, wasn’t just aspirational — it was revolutionary.

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Angry fans eventually pelted the would-be revolutionaries with beer, cups and even bottles of urine.

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America’s educational system is a central target in this revolutionary antidemocratic project.

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