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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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   REVOLUTIONARY definition: 1. involved in or relating to a revolution: 2. completely new and having a great effect: 3…. Learn more.

4. 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.

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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

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   Revolutionary definition: of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change. See examples of REVOLUTIONARY used in a sentence.

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 › dictionary › englishREVOLUTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a change in the way a country is governed, usually to a different political system and often using violence or war: The French Revolution changed France from a monarchy to a republic. The country seems to be heading towards revolution. Fewer examples. It was very difficult to encapsulate the story of the revolution in a single one-hour documentary.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrevolutionary adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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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.

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    revolutionary meaning, definition, what is revolutionary: completely new and different, especially...: Learn more.

11. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › revolutionRevolution Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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    The meaning of REVOLUTION is the action by a celestial body of going round in an orbit or elliptical course; also : apparent movement of such a body round the earth. How to use revolution in a sentence.