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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 Word 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of revolutionary1

First recorded in 1765–75; revolution + -ary
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The U.S. first sent ground troops to Vietnam in March 1965 to support South Vietnam against revolutionary forces and North Vietnamese troops, but the war had been going on for years before then.

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The victors renamed it city Ho Chi Minh, after the revolutionary father of North Vietnam.

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But one day, a new revolutionary will come along and advance that final phase.

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While other local punk rock promoters came and went, Goldenvoice became an essential champion of punk, metal, goth, industrial and other revolutionary sounds of the time.

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In his late teens, he grew interested in Central America, where the U.S. was funding military efforts against leftist guerrillas in El Salvador and the revolutionary Sandinista government in Nicaragua.

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