revolutionary
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4.9
- adjective
- /ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənˌɛri/
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revolucionario
- So that's kind of a revolutionary thought to most people up there who went to school to get good grades and get a job.
- a revolutionary movement
- post-revolutionary period
- a revolutionary war
But in a large respect, what is it that we see revolutionary governments doing?
- But in a large respect, what is it that we see revolutionary governments doing?
- A lot of private banks went bust in this country around the revolutionary period, again around the Civil War.
- Because I think they give us clear evidence from the popular culture that the post revolutionary age is not a good age for kids.
- They farm their land, their plot, and don't have greater revolutionary goals beyond working the land and having it free and clear.
- They are going to finance revolutionary subversion to take Russia out of the war, which basically works.
- He's not even suggesting that we need to change society or social structures or relationships in any sort of revolutionary way.
- But they, like the bourgeoisie in the pre revolutionary France, are excluded from any participation in decision making.
- And when you think about what this play is doing by putting actual native people on stage to tell their stories, that's a pretty revolutionary act.
- The meek shall inherit the earth was really revolutionary.
- In this chapter, he says that these films must have music that has revolutionary passion that moves people to strive to defend what is new and noble.
Examples
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In this chapter, he says that these films must have music that has revolutionary passion that moves people to strive to defend what is new and noble.
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The victorious Spanish Republicans got very excited by this move and began calling for a revolutionary Spanish Republic.
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Which is obviously a pretty revolutionary idea in itself.
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In this age, optimism is a revolutionary act.
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By doing so they greatly broadened the new revolutionary elite.
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Castro is a successful revolutionary, frightening to American business interests in Latin America.
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The new policy introduced by the government was considered a revolutionary step towards reducing inequality in society.
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Her revolutionary ideas about education challenged traditional teaching methods and inspired many teachers.
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The invention of the internet has had a revolutionary impact on how we communicate and access information.
Synonyms
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6.0
Completely new and different and changes the basic way something works
25
5.6
Makes a big change to a person or situation
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6.1
Causing major change in a market by creating a new way of doing things
Antonyms
Compounds
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3.7
A war from 1775 to 1783 when thirteen American colonies fought Britain for independence
A war from 1775 to 1783 when the American colonies fought to become independent from Britain
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9.9
A rebel group in Sierra Leone that fought the government, took control of diamond mines and used child soldiers
A Palestinian armed group formed in 1974 that carried out attacks in other countries
A Palestinian armed group that split from the PLO in 1974 and carried out attacks in several countries
A Palestinian armed group that split from the PLO in 1974 and carried out attacks abroad
A far-left group in Turkey that attacks police and the army and opposes NATO and the United States
A far-left Greek armed group formed in 1971 to oppose the military government and capitalism
An armed group in the Philippines formed in the 1980s that split from the main communist party and used violence
A secret Italian left-wing group known for bombings in Rome between 2000 and 2002
A left-wing group in Greece that carried out violent attacks and political killings
- Archaic
A calendar created during the French Revolution that starts on 22 September 1792 and ends in 1805
- Archaic
A month in the French Revolutionary calendar used in France from 1793 to 1805
An armed left-wing group in Colombia that fought the government and used kidnapping and the drug trade to fund itself
- Literature
A political party in Colombia formed by former fighters after the 2016 peace talks
An armed left-wing rebel group in Peru formed in 1983 to try to overthrow the government
How Revolutionary
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9.9
79
6.3
143
4.9
12
6.5
85
4.6
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4.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
revolutionary = revolution (transparent) = revolution + ary
Meaning directly relates to 'revolution' (political/social upheaval) with the adjective-forming suffix '-ary'.
Etymology
The word revolutionary comes from the parts re- 'back' and volvere 'to turn', the same root as revolve. That's why a revolutionary group wants to 'turn' the old system into a new one.