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   revolutionary

   /ˌrɛvəˈl(j)uːʃən(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. involving or causing a complete or dramatic change: "a revolutionary new drug" Similar thoroughgoingthoroughcompletetotalentireabsoluteuttercomprehensiveexhaustivesweepingfar-reachingwide-rangingextensiveprofounddrasticsevereseriousmajordesperatestringentviolentforcefulrigorousdraconiannewnoveloriginalunusualunfamiliarunconventionalunorthodoxoff-centredifferentfreshimaginativecreativeinnovativeinnovatoryinnovationalinventiveingeniousmodernultra-modernstate-of-the-artadvancedavant-gardefuturisticpioneeringgroundbreakingtrailblazingdisruptiverareuniquesingularunprecedenteduncommonexperimentaluntesteduntriedunknownsurprisingstrangeexoticout of the ordinarynewfangledleft-fieldrare:unhackneyednew-fashionedneotericOpposite conventionalorthodox
   • 2. engaged in or promoting political revolution: "the revolutionary army" Similar rebelliousrebelinsurgentriotingmutinousmutinyingrenegadeinsurrectionaryseditiousfactiousinsubordinatesubversiverabble-rousinginflammatoryagitationalextremistanarchicrare:revoltinginsurrectionistOpposite moderatelaw-abiding
   • ▪ relating to a particular revolution, especially the War of American Independence.

   noun

   • 1. a person who advocates or engages in political revolution.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREVOLUTIONARY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   REVOLUTIONARY definition: 1. involved in or relating to a revolution: 2. completely new and having a great effect: 3…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of REVOLUTIONARY is of, relating to, or constituting a revolution. How to use revolutionary in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › revolutionaryREVOLUTIONARY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   adjective. relating to or characteristic of a revolution. advocating or engaged in revolution. radically new or different. a revolutionary method of making plastics. rotating or revolving.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREVOLUTIONARY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A revolutionary is a person who tries to cause a revolution or who takes an active part in one.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREVOLUTIONARY definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   relating to a complete change in a system of government, or bringing or causing great change: a revolutionary leader / program / idea. Computers have brought revolutionary changes to publishing.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › revolutionaryRevolutionary - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   noun. a radical supporter of political or social revolution. synonyms: revolutionist, subversive, subverter. see more.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrevolutionary adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   involving a great or complete change. a revolutionary idea. a time of rapid and revolutionary change. revolutionary advances in medicine. The effects of technological development are revolutionary. At the time this idea was revolutionary.