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revolution
What does revolution mean?
revolution (noun): a sudden, vast change in a situation, a discipline, or the way of thinking and behaving.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use revolution in a sentence?
- The industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce revolution?
/ˌɹɛvəˈluʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does revolution come from?
Inherited from Middle English revolucion, borrowed from Old French revolucion, from Late Latin revolūtiō (“the act of revolving; revolution”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to revolution
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “revolution” mean?
one selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision
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a sudden, vast change in a situation, a discipline, or the way of thinking and behaving
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the period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future
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the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
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