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- pronunciation:
- re
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lu
shn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the overthrow of a political system or government by force, and the setting up of a new government in its place.
The colonists fought the British government during the American Revolution.- similar words:
- revolt
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| definition 2: |
a very great change in something that causes many other things to change.
The invention of the printing press caused a revolution in learning.- synonyms:
- upheaval
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| definition 3: |
the action of turning or spinning on an axis.
The merry-go-round made one more revolution before stopping.- synonyms:
- spinning
- similar words:
- roll, twist
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| definition 4: |
motion in orbit around a point, or one completed cycle of this orbiting motion.
One revolution of the Earth around the sun takes about 365 days.- synonyms:
- orbit
- similar words:
- circuit, turn
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| related words: |
overthrow, treason, uprising, war, year |
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