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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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   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.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › revolutionaryRevolutionary Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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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   revolution. Revolutionary definition: of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change. See examples of REVOLUTIONARY used in a sentence.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREVOLUTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   REVOLUTION definition: 1. a change in the way a country is governed, usually to a different political system and often…. Learn more.

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   A revolutionary person fearlessly advocates radical change. Revolutionary people and ideas challenge the status quo and might be violent or willing to upset the natural order to achieve their goals. Like the word revolve, it's all about turning things around. Revolutionary leaders want to change the

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › revolutionaryRevolutionary - definition of revolutionary by The Free...

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   adj. 1. a. often Revolutionary Relating to or being a revolution: revolutionary war; a museum of the Revolutionary era. b. Bringing about or supporting a political or social revolution: revolutionary pamphlets. 2. Marked by or resulting in radical change: a revolutionary discovery. n. pl. rev·o·lu·tion·ar·ies. 1.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionrevolutionary 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.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › revolutionaryRevolutionary Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    REVOLUTIONARY meaning: 1 : relating to, involving, or supporting a political revolution; 2 : causing or relating to a great or complete change.