Definitions for Revolutionary
ˌrɛv əˈlu ʃəˌnɛr irev·o·lu·tion·a·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. revolutionist, revolutionary, subversive, subverteradjective

   a radical supporter of political or social revolution

2. revolutionary, radicaladjective

   markedly new or introducing radical change

   "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views"

3. rotatory, revolutionaryadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn

4. revolutionaryadjective

   relating to or having the nature of a revolution

   "revolutionary wars"; "the Revolutionary era"

5. revolutionaryadjective

   advocating or engaged in revolution

   "revolutionary pamphlets"; "a revolutionary junta"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. revolutionarynoun

   A revolutionist; a person who revolts.

2. revolutionaryadjective

   Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution; as, revolutionary war; revolutionary measures; revolutionary agitators.

3. revolutionaryadjective

   pertaining to something that portends of great change; overthrowing a standing mindset

4. revolutionaryadjective

   pertaining to something that revolves

5. Etymology: confer révolutionnaire

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. revolutionary

   Revolutionary refers to something that involves or brings about a significant or dramatic change. It may also pertain to ideas, actions, or people that advocate for or are involved in bringing about political or social revolutions. Revolutionary can describe inventions or methods that change the way things are done in a profound way. Additionally, it is used to label someone who supports or participates in a revolution.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Revolutionaryadjective

   of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution; as, revolutionary war; revolutionary measures; revolutionary agitators

2. Revolutionarynoun

   a revolutionist

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. rvolutionnaire.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Revolutionary

   A revolutionary is a person who either actively participates in, or advocates revolution. Also, when used as an adjective, the term revolutionary refers to something that has a major, sudden impact on society or on some aspect of human endeavor.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. revolutionary

   Tending or pertaining to a revolution in government; as, a revolutionary war.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Revolutionary' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3856

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Revolutionary' in Adjectives Frequency: #517

How to pronounce Revolutionary?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Revolutionary in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Revolutionary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Revolutionary in a Sentence

1. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:

   The limitation of riots, moral questions aside, is that they cannot win and their participants know it. Hence, rioting is not revolutionary but reactionary because it invites defeat. It involves an emotional catharsis, but it must be followed by a sense of futility.

2. Gwen Ragsdale:

   African-Americans were on the front lines of every way, from the Spanish-American War, throughout the Revolutionary war, the Civil War, both World Wars, Vietnam, we have paid our dues with our blood and our toil, so America owes African Americans much more than they are willing to acknowledge.

3. Actress Samar Qupty:

   It's still a revolutionary movie because it doesn't talk about the way we Palestinians are usually represented in the world, we are representing ourselves by the new generation without trying to prove anything to anyone, with our' goods' and' bads'.

4. Linn Huang:

   While the products themselves are more iterative than revolutionary — same basic design — Apple's strategy in raising the spec ceiling should prove to be a prudent one, since 2015, the entire all-in-one category has contracted each year. A continued shift toward mobility has been a primary inhibitor for this form factor, but options and economics play a large role as well.

5. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   Wikipedia is a revolutionary resource that has transformed the way people access and share information.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Revolutionary
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Revolutionary
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Revolutionary
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Revolutionary
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html