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revolutionary definition

revo·lu·tion·ary (-s̸hə ner′ē)

adjective

  1. of, characterized by, favoring, or causing a revolution in a government or social system
  2. bringing about or constituting a great or radical change a revolutionary design
  3. ☆ of or having to do with the American Revolution
  4. revolving or rotating

noun pl. revolutionaries -·ar′·ies

a person who favors or takes part in a revolution

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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