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Definition: Meaning of, revolution in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rɛvəˈluːʃ(ə)n /

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revolution revolutions
  1. change [countable] a complete change in ways of thinking, methods of working etc
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  2. political change [uncountable and countable] a time when people change a ruler or political system by using force or violence [↪  revolt, rebellion]
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  3. circular movement [uncountable and countable] a circular movement around something [↪  revolve]
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  4. circular movement [countable] one complete circular spinning movement, made by something such as a wheel attached to a central point [↪  revolve]
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revolution used in phrases

  • American Revolution (noun)
    1. the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783
  • Bloodless Revolution (noun)
    1. 1688-1689 the revolution against James II; there was little armed resistance to William and Mary in England although battles were fought in Scotland and Ireland
  • Chinese Revolution (noun)
    1. the republican revolution against the Manchu dynasty in China; 1911-1912
  • Cuban Revolution (noun)
    1. the revolution led by Fidel Castro and a small band of guerrilla fighters against a corrupt dictatorship in Cuba; 1956-1959
  • Cultural Revolution (noun)
    1. a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaos
  • Cultural Revolution, the
    1. a period in China, from 1966 to 1969, when its leader Mao Zedong tried to continue and develop the REVOLUTION that brought the Communists to power in China in the 1940s.
  • Daughters of the American Revolution, the
    1. an organization in the US for women whose families have been in the US since the AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR . Its members are very PATRIOTIC and generally support RIGHT-WING political ideas.
  • English Revolution (noun)
    1. 1688-1689 the revolution against James II; there was little armed resistance to William and Mary in England although battles were fought in Scotland and Ireland
  • February Revolution (noun)
    1. the revolution against the czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917
  • French Revolution (noun)
    1. the revolution in France against the Bourbons; 1789-1799
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