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   rev·o·lu·tion·ar·y

   /ˌrevəˈlo͞oSHəˌnerē/

   adjective

   • 1. involving or causing a complete or dramatic change: "a revolutionary new drug" Similar thoroughgoingthoroughcompletetotalentireabsoluteuttercomprehensiveexhaustivesweepingfar-reachingwide-rangingextensiveprofounddrasticsevereseriousmajordesperatestringentviolentforcefulrigorousdraconiannewnoveloriginalunusualunfamiliarunconventionalunorthodoxoff-centerdifferentfreshimaginativecreativeinnovativeinnovatoryinnovationalinventiveingeniousmodernultramodernstate-of-the-artadvancedavant-gardefuturisticpioneeringgroundbreakingtrailblazingdisruptiverareuniquesingularunprecedenteduncommonexperimentaluntesteduntriedunknownsurprisingstrangeexoticout of the ordinarynewfangledleft-fieldrare:unhackneyednew-fashionedneotericOpposite conventionalorthodox
   • 2. engaged in or promoting political revolution: "the revolutionary army" Similar rebelliousrebelinsurgentriotingmutinousmutinyingrenegadeinsurrectionaryseditiousfactiousinsubordinatesubversiverabble-rousinginflammatoryagitationalextremistanarchicrare:revoltinginsurrectionistOpposite moderatelaw-abiding
   • ▪ relating to the American Revolution.

   noun

   • 1. a person who works for or engages in political revolution.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › revolutionaryRevolutionary Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of REVOLUTIONARY is of, relating to, or constituting a revolution. How to use revolutionary in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREVOLUTIONARY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   relating to a complete change in a system of government, or bringing or causing great change: a revolutionary leader / program / idea. Computers have brought revolutionary changes to publishing.

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   adjective. of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta. radically new or innovative; outside or beyond established procedure, principles, etc.: a revolutionary discovery. Synonyms: unorthodox, drastic, novel, unprecedented.

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   A revolutionary person fearlessly advocates radical change. Revolutionary people and ideas challenge the status quo and might be violent or willing to upset the natural order to achieve their goals. Like the word revolve, it's all about turning things around. Revolutionary leaders want to change the

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREVOLUTIONARY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A revolutionary is a person who tries to cause a revolution or who takes an active part in one.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREVOLUTIONARY definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   relating to a complete change in a system of government, or bringing or causing great change: a revolutionary leader / program / idea. Computers have brought revolutionary changes to publishing.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › revolutionaryREVOLUTIONARY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   REVOLUTIONARY definition: 1. completely different from what was done before: 2. relating to a political revolution: 3…. Learn more.

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   involving a great or complete change. a revolutionary idea. a time of rapid and revolutionary change. revolutionary advances in medicine. The effects of technological development are revolutionary. At the time this idea was revolutionary.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › revolutionary_2revolutionary noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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    noun. /ˌrevəˈluːʃənəri/ /ˌrevəˈluːʃəneri/ (plural revolutionaries) a person who starts or supports a revolution, especially a political one. socialist revolutionaries. Like the French revolutionaries, his main concern was to unify the country. The revolutionaries tried to encourage soldiers to mutiny or desert. Topics Politics c1. Join us.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › revolutionaryRevolutionary Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    REVOLUTIONARY meaning: 1 : relating to, involving, or supporting a political revolution; 2 : causing or relating to a great or complete change