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Webster 1913 Edition


Revolutionary

Revˊo-lu′tion-a-ry

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
révolutionnaire
.]
Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution;
as,
revolutionary
war;
revolutionary
measures;
revolutionary
agitators
.

Revˊo-lu′tion-a-ry

,
Noun.
A revolutionist.
[R.]
Dumfries was a Tory town, and could not tolerate a
revolutionary
.
Prof. Wilson.

Webster 1828 Edition


Revolutionary

REVOLU'TIONARY

,
Adj.
1.
Pertaining to a revolution in government; as a revolutionary war; revolutionary crimes or disasters.
2.
Tending to produce a revolution; as revolutionary measures.

Definition 2024


revolutionary

revolutionary

English

Adjective

revolutionary (comparative more revolutionary, superlative most revolutionary)

  1. Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution; as, revolutionary war; revolutionary measures; revolutionary agitators.
  2. (advertising) pertaining to something that portends of great change; overthrowing a standing mindset
  3. (sciences) pertaining to something that revolves

Translations

Noun

revolutionary (plural revolutionaries)

  1. A revolutionist; a person who revolts.

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