revolution

B2 Topic:War & Conflict

US /ˌɹɛv.əˈluː.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #2707

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1

noun
A sudden, often violent attempt by people to overthrow a government and change the political system.

The revolution transformed the monarchy into a republic.
2

noun
A complete and far-reaching change in the way people think or do something.

The internet caused a revolution in how we communicate.
3

noun
One complete turn of an object around a central point, or of a body orbiting another.

It takes 365 days for the Earth to complete one revolution around the sun.

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Forms revolutions

Derived forms antirevolutioncounter-revolutioncounterrevolutioncyberrevolutionnonrevolutionpostrevolutionprerevolutionprorevolutionpseudorevolutionrevolutionalrevolutionaryrevolutioneer

Related forms revolve

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English revolucion, borrowed from Old French revolucion, from Late Latin revolūtiōnem, accusative singular of revolūtiō (“the act of revolving; revolution”), from Latin revolvō (“roll back, revolve”).

revolucion Middle English revolūtiōnem la-lat revolvō Latin

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# revolution

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɹɛv.əˈluː.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 2707

## Meanings
1. A sudden, often violent attempt by people to overthrow a government and change the political system.
2. A complete and far-reaching change in the way people think or do something.
3. One complete turn of an object around a central point, or of a body orbiting another.

## Examples
- The revolution transformed the monarchy into a republic.
- The internet caused a revolution in how we communicate.
- It takes 365 days for the Earth to complete one revolution around the sun.

## Derived Forms
- antirevolution
- counter-revolution
- counterrevolution
- cyberrevolution
- nonrevolution
- postrevolution
- prerevolution
- prorevolution
- pseudorevolution
- revolutional
- revolutionary
- revolutioneer

## Related Forms
- revolve

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: revolucion
- Root: revolūtiōnem
- Root: revolvō

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English revolucion, borrowed from Old French revolucion, from Late Latin revolūtiōnem, accusative singular of revolūtiō (“the act of revolving; revolution”), from Latin revolvō (“roll back, revolve”).

## AI Etymology
Revolution is inherited from Middle English revolucion, borrowed from Old French revolucion, from Late Latin revolūtiōnem, accusative singular of revolūtiō (“the act of revolving; revolution”), from Latin revolvō (“roll back, revolve”). Modern senses include a sudden, often violent attempt by people to overthrow a government and change the political system. and a complete and far-reaching change in the way people think or do something.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antirevolution, counter-revolution, counterrevolution, cyberrevolution, nonrevolution, and postrevolution and related forms such as revolve.

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- War & Conflict

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