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How to pronounce revolutionary in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms revolutionist, subversive, subverter
Type of radical
Has types counterrevolutionary, freedom fighter, dynamiter, girondin, rebel, girondist, dynamitist, counterrevolutionist, insurgent, counter-revolutionist, insurrectionist
Type Words
Synonyms radical
Derivation revolution


a revolutionary discovery.
Type Words
Synonyms rotatory
Derivation revolution
Type Words


revolutionary pamphlets.
a revolutionary junta.
Type Words
Derivation revolution


revolutionary wars.

Examples of revolutionary

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It's the machine's face to the children who will own it-and it is revolutionary.
From the businessweek.com
The hand of a dead revolutionary fighter is seen at a field hospital near Sirte.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Before Gruen's revolutionary designs, all shopping centres were open to the sky.
From the economist.com
I once met an old Vietnamese revolutionary in Hanoi by the name of Le Quynh Van.
From the time.com
Dissent of any kind, let alone revolutionary change, was nowhere on the horizon.
From the newscientist.com
So it's nothing revolutionary, but it's certainly a lot of camera for the price.
From the techcrunch.com
The DeltaWing is a revolutionary concept, unlike anything which has preceded it.
From the theepochtimes.com
The manifesto itself was less sweeping than Forman's revolutionary introduction.
From the time.com
Newman's prototype suit is a revolutionary departure from the traditional model.
From the sciencedaily.com
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  • Markedly new or introducing radical change; "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views"
  • Revolutionist: a radical supporter of political or social revolution
  • Rotatory: of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn
  • (revolution) the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
  • (revolution) rotation: a single complete turn (axial or orbital); "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year"
  • The Revolutionary is a fictional superhero published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in '''' Annual #1 (January 2008), and was created by Dan Slott, Christos Gage and Patrick Scherberger.
  • The Revolutionary is a 1970 film directed by Paul Williams. The screenplay was written by Hans Koning (credited as Hans Koningsberger), based on his novel of the same name. It was the film debut for actor Jeffrey Jones.
  • u00BFu00A1Revoluciu00F3n!? is a 2006 political documentary directed by Quebec journalist and filmmaker Charles Gervais. It examines the Bolivarian Revolution led by Venezuelan President Hugo Chu00E1vez. It was produced by Tu00E9lu00E9-Quu00E9bec, the Quebec government's public television network.
  • The French Revolution (French: Ru00E9volution franu00E7aise ) was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799, and was partially carried forward by Napoleon during the later expansion of the French Empire...