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revolutionary [ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənərɪ] n pl -aries (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who advocates or engages in revolution adj 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) relating to or characteristic of a revolution 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) advocating or engaged in revolution 3. radically new or different a revolutionary method of making plastics 4. rotating or revolving revolutionarily adv Revolutionary [ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənərɪ] adj 1. (Historical Terms) Chiefly US of or relating to the conflict or period of the War of American Independence (1775-83) 2. (Historical Terms) of or relating to any of various other Revolutions, esp the Russian Revolution (1917) or the French Revolution (1789) An individual attempting to effect a social or political change through the use of extreme measures. See also antiterrorism. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
revolutionary adjective 1. rebel, radical, extremist, subversive, insurgent, seditious, mutinous, insurrectionary Do you know anything about the revolutionary movement? rebel loyalist, reactionary, counter-revolutionary 2. innovative, new, different, novel, radical, fundamental, progressive, experimental, drastic, avant-garde, ground-breaking, thoroughgoing His trumpet-playing was quite revolutionary. innovative conservative, traditional, conventional, mainstream, trivial noun rebel, insurgent, mutineer, insurrectionary, revolutionist, insurrectionist The revolutionaries laid down their arms. rebel loyalist, reactionary, counter-revolutionary Quotations "The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative on the day after the revolution" [Hannah Arendt] Translations revolutionary [ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənəri] adj [leader, movement] → révolutionnaire [idea, concept, change] → révolutionnaire n → révolutionnaire mf revolutionary adj (lit, fig) → revolutionär; revolutionary government → Revolutionsregierung f; revolutionary leader → Revolutionsführer(in) m(f) n → Revolutionär(in) m(f), → Revoluzzer(in) m(f) (pej) revolutionary [ˌrɛvəˈluːʃn/ərɪ] adj & n → rivoluzionario/a Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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