Word Frequency
revolution (ˌrɛvəˈluːʃən
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Definitions
noun
- the overthrow or repudiation of a regime or political system by the governed
- (in Marxist theory) the violent and historically necessary transition from one system of production in a society to the next, as from feudalism to capitalism
- a far-reaching and drastic change, esp in ideas, methods, etc
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- movement in or as if in a circle
- one complete turn in such a circle ⇒
a turntable rotating at 33 revolutions per minute
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- the orbital motion of one body, such as a planet or satellite, around another Compare rotation (sense 5a)
- one complete turn in such motion
- a cycle of successive events or changes
- (geology, obsolete) a profound change in conditions over a large part of the earth's surface, esp one
characterized by mountain building ⇒
an orogenic revolution
Word Origin
C14: via Old French from Late Latin revolūtiō, from Latin revolvere to revolveSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = transformation, shift, innovation, upheaval, reformation, metamorphosis, sea change, drastic or radical change
Translations for 'revolution'
- British English: revolution A revolution is a successful attempt by a large group of people to change their country's political system, using force.Since the revolution there has been political turmoil.ˌrɛvəˈluːʃən NOUN
- Arabic: ثَوْرَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: revolução
- Chinese: 革命
- Croatian: revolucija
- Czech: revoluce
- Danish: revolution
- Dutch: revolutie
- European Spanish: revolución
- Finnish: vallankumous
- French: révolution
- German: Revolution
- Greek: επανάσταση
- Italian: rivoluzione
- Japanese: 革命
- Korean: 혁명
- Norwegian: revolusjon
- Polish: rewolucja
- Portuguese: revolução
- Romanian: revoluție revoluții
- Russian: революция
- Spanish: revolución
- Swedish: revolution
- Thai: การปฏิวัติ
- Turkish: devrim
- Ukrainian: революція
- Vietnamese: cuộc cách mạng
Example Sentences Including 'revolution'
He prided himself in his diagnostic skills in the days prior to the technological revolution in medicine.Glasgow Herald (2001)
His promises of revolution , having attracted worldwide attention, were amply fulfilled.A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945 (2003)
I had been covering not a war but a messy and bloody revolution.Globe and Mail (2003)
Innocents are inevitably killed, but a revolution without blood is, apparently, worthless.Country Life (2004)
It seems to me he's simply following sound Marxist-Leninist principles where urban revolution is concerned.Confessional
Only a sexual revolution , a revolution in personal relations, would alter things.Dreams of Innocence
Or Street Fighting Man's "Hey, think the time is right for a palace revolution "?Globe and Mail (2003)
The Romanovs were virtually wiped out in the Bolshevik revolution ; Georgy's great-grandfather was the murdered czar's cousin).Glasgow Herald (2001)
The president was successful and in nineteen seventy-five he made popular revolution.BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)
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