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revolutionary
/ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/
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What does revolutionary mean?
adjective
- Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution
- Of or pertaining to something that portends of great change; overthrowing a standing mindset
- Of or pertaining to something that revolves.
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noun
- A revolutionist; a person who revolts.
proper noun
- (informal) Chopin's 'Revolutionary Etude' Op. 10 no. 12.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/
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When Christian ideas succumbed in the 18th century to rationalist ideas, feudal society fought its death battle with the then revolutionary bourgeoisie.
Tennyson is a very decided reactionary product of the revolutionary spirit which inspired some of his poetical predecessors of the previous generation.
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I declare, for my part, that I thoroughly share M. Wolowski's idea, and for the reason that I find it profoundly revolutionary.
In the course of it we see the crowd at first monarchical become very revolutionary, then very imperialist, and again very monarchical.
They call it utopian and revolutionary that anyone should really have his own way, or anything be really done, and done with.