revolution
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See also révolution
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
< Middle English reuolucion < Old French revolution < Late Latin revolutionem, accusative of revolutio (“‘a revolving’”) < Latin revolvere, pp. revolutus (“‘to revolve, turn over’”); see revolve.
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uːʃən
[edit] Noun
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revolution (plural revolutions)
- A political upheaval in a government or nation state characterized by great change.
- The removal and replacement of a government.
- The turning of an object around an axis.
- In the case of celestial bodies - the traversal of one body through an orbit around another body.
- A sudden, vast change in a situation, a discipline, or the way of thinking and behaving.
[edit] Antonyms
- (sudden, vast change): evolution
[edit] Derived terms
Compounds
- agricultural revolution
- artistic revolution
- Industrial Revolution
- solid of revolution
- information revolution
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[edit] Translations
political upheaval
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removal and replacement of a government
turning of an object around an axis
traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
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