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   rev·o·lu·tion

   /ˌrevəˈlo͞oSH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system: "the country has had a socialist revolution" Similar rebellionrevoltinsurrectionmutinyuprisingriotriotingrisinginsurgenceinsurgencycoupoverthrowseizure of powerregime changesubversionseditionanarchydisorderproteststrikeact of resistanceact of defiancecoup d'étatputschrare:jacquerie
   • ▪ the American Revolution. US
   • ▪ (in Marxism) the class struggle which is expected to lead to political change and the triumph of communism: "when I grew up it was the Marxism that was very strong, it was like the revolution was coming next week"
   • ▪ a dramatic and wide-reaching change in the way something works or is organized or in people's ideas about it: "marketing underwent a revolution" Similar dramatic changeradical changedrastic/radical alterationcomplete shiftsea changemetamorphosistransformationconversioninnovationbreakawayreorganizationrestructuringreformationremodelingrearrangementreorientationregroupingredistributionupheavalupsetdisruptionconvulsionscataclysminformal:shake-upshakedownhumorous:transmogrification
   • 2. an instance of revolving: "one revolution a second" Similar single turnturnrotationcirclewhirltwirlspinwheelrollroundcyclecircuitlap
   • ▪ the movement of an object in a circular or elliptical course around another or about an axis or center: "observing the revolution about the axis of rotation" Similar turninggyrationrotationcircumrotationwheelingturning aroundcirclingwhirlingtwirlingspinningswivelingrollingorbital motionorbitingorbitrare:circumgyration
   • ▪ a single orbit of one object around another or about an axis or center: "near the solar equator the sun takes about 26 days to complete one revolution"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin revolutio(n-), from revolvere ‘roll back’ (see revolve).

   Derivatives

   • 1. revolutionism noun
   • 2. revolutionist noun

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   Learn the meaning of revolution in English, with synonyms, collocations and usage examples. Revolution can refer to a political change, a technological innovation or a circular movement.

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   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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   noun. a single complete turn (axial or orbital) “the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year” synonyms: gyration, rotation. see more. noun. the overthrow of a government by those who are governed. see more. noun. a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREVOLUTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of revolution as a noun, with examples of political, social, and technical revolutions. Find out how revolution is related to rotation and revolution of the Earth.