revolutionary

English

Etymology

confer French révolutionnaire

Pronunciation

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Adjective

revolutionary

1. Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution; as, revolutionary war; revolutionary measures; revolutionary agitators.
2. (advertising) pertaining to something that portends of great change; overthrowing a standing mindset
3. (sciences) pertaining to something that revolves

Translations

of or pertaining to a revolution in government

Catalan: revolucionari (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 革命性 (cmn) (gémìngxìng) Czech: revoluční (cs) m. Danish: revolutionær (da) Dutch: baanbrekend (nl) French: révolutionnaire (fr) German: revolutionär (de) Hungarian: forradalmi (hu)

Italian: rivoluzionario (it) Norwegian: revolusjonær (no) Polish: rewolucyjny (pl) m. Romanian: revoluționar (ro) Russian: революционный (ru) (revoljuciónnyj) Scottish Gaelic: rèabhlaideach (gd) Spanish: revolucionario (es) m., revolucionaria (es) f. Swedish: revolutionär (sv)

Noun

revolutionary (plural revolutionaries)

1. A revolutionist; a person who revolts.

Translations

A revolutionist; a person who revolts

Catalan: revolucionari (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 革命家 (cmn) (gémìngjiā) Czech: revolucionář (cs) m. Dutch: revolutionair (nl) m. French: révolutionnaire (fr) m. and f. German: Revolutionär (de) m. Hungarian: forradalmár (hu)

Italian: rivoluzionario (it) Korean: 혁명가 (ko) (hyŏkmyŏŋga) Kurdish: Sorani: شۆڕشگێڕ (ku) (shorishgaer) Romanian: revoluționar (ro) Russian: революционер (ru) (revoljucionér) m., революционерка (ru) (revoljucionérka) f. Scottish Gaelic: rèabhlaideach (gd) m. Swedish: revolutionär (sv) c.