Dictionary Entry
revolution
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˌɹɛvəˈl(j)uːʃən/Word FrequencyCommon (5.38)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)A political upheaval in a government or nation state characterized by great change.
In a Sentence
“The article includes revolution to support a careful argument.”
Published Usage Examples
“Online, said the term "revolution" was "a little drastic" for what was going on.”
“At that time Khomeini's old friend grand Ayatollah Shariatmadari wrote a fatwa denouncing the events and for the first time used the term revolution using one of the verses of the Quran.”
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Origin
From Latin revolutio ‘a turn around’, from revolvere ‘to roll back’.
Common Phrases
Poetry examples for “revolution”
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