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- pronunciation:
- re
v
lu
shn
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the internal, usu. forcible, overthrow of a political system or legitimate government.
The revolution brought a new government into power and caused vast changes in society as well.- similar words:
- revolt
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| definition 2: |
a massive upheaval in ideas or ways of doing something, or the widescale change or transformation that occurs because of it.
The Industrial Revolution made mass production of goods possible.The development of the microchip caused a revolution in the computer industry.- synonyms:
- cataclysm, upheaval
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| definition 3: |
the action of turning or spinning on an axis; rotation.
The merry-go-round made one more revolution before stopping.- synonyms:
- gyration, rotation, spinning, turning
- similar words:
- roll, twist
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| definition 4: |
orbital motion around a given point.
The moon is in revolution around the Earth.- synonyms:
- orbit, rotation
- similar words:
- circuit, turn
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| definition 5: |
one cycle of such motion.
One year is the amount of time it takes for the Earth to make one revolution around the sun.- synonyms:
- orbit, rotation
- similar words:
- turn
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| related words: |
change, circle, circulation, overthrow, treachery, treason, twirl, uprising, war, year |
adjective + (n.)revolution
agricultural,
behavioral,
bloodless,
bloody,
bourgeois,
capitalist,
civil,
coming,
communist,
conceptual,
conservative,
cultural,
democratic,
demographic,
digital,
electronic,
emerging,
failed,
feminist,
fundamentalist,
genetic,
glorious,
green,
high-tech,
ideological,
industrial,
intellectual,
molecular,
nonviolent,
ongoing,
peaceful,
philosophical,
proletarian,
quiet,
scientific,
sexual,
so-called,
socialist,
subsequent,
technological,
unfinished,
violent,
worldwide
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verb + (n.)revolution
advocate, amount, export, foment, fuel, ignite, initiate, inspire, launch, lead, plot, spark, spawn, spearhead, trigger, undergo, unleash, witness
(n.)revolution
+ verb
occur, overthrow, sweep, topple, transform, unfold, usher
noun + (n.)revolution
advent,
aftermath,
anniversary,
beginning,
communication,
evolution,
foment,
forefront,
free-market,
genetics,
ideal,
midst,
peasant,
pedal,
productivity,
pulse,
rebellion,
rotation,
technology,
triumph,
upheaval,
vanguard,
velvet,
verge,
wake,
wireless
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The word revolution
contains the following parts:
re-
Latin
prefix
that means again; back or back again
  More about this word part:
The prefix re-
occurs in verbs that are Latin loanwords, where it can mean "again" (revise
) or "back again" (reflect
). It also attaches to English verbs (replay
, rewind) with both meanings. Any verb can be prefixed by "re-
" to indicate that an action is repeated. No hyphen is necessary unless the word formed is identical to an existing word (re-sign the document, but resign
from a job).
Example words:
irrefragable, irremissible, irrevocable, re-coil, re-cover, react, reappear, rebuild, recall, recede, recoil, reconstruct, record, recover, redo, reflect, reflection, regress, reheat, relive, remissible, remit, remove, renew, renewal, repaint, repay, replay, replete, report, reporter, reservation, resign, resignation, respect, retract, reverse, reversible, revert, review, revise, revision, revive, revolve, revolution, rewrite, rebel, rebellious
volv, volu, volut
Latin
root
that means roll, turn
Example words:
convoluted, convolution, convolve, convolvulus, devolve, evolution, evolve, involucre, involute, involve, microevolution, revolution, revolve, revolver, vault, voluble, volume, voluminous, volute, volvulus
-ion
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ion
attaches to bases that are Latin verb stems ending in s or t.
Example words:
ablation, abrasion, accession, action, addiction, addition, admission, adoption, affection, affliction, aggression, ambition, attention, audition, commission, commissioner, compassion, compassionate, conclusion, condition, confusion, congestion, construction, direction, diction, dictionary, exclusion, expedition, fusion, illusion, immersion, incision, interaction, inquisition, mission, nation, omission, passion, passionate, permission, prediction, prescription, question, reaction, reflection, rendition, revolution, satisfaction, section, session, solution, television, transaction
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