单词 | re-revolution |
释义 | re-revolutionn. = counter-revolution n. ΚΠ 1709 D. Defoe Hist. Union Great Brit. Pref. p. x The Revolution should suffer a Re-revolution in a few Weeks. 1751 F. Coventry Hist. Pompey the Little ii. i. 82 We see Feuds, Animosities, Divisions, Jealousies, Revolutions and Re-revolutions. 1778 H. Walpole Let. to W. Mason in Lett. in Wks. (1846) V. 490 A re-revolution was so probable. 1811 T. Jefferson Let. 23 Apr. in Papers (2006) Retirement Ser. III. 579 The re-revolutions are over which are to restore countries to their antient boundaries. 1997 R. L. Haughton Images for Change 3 In less than one century we have experienced two world wars.., the holocaust, ‘the bomb,’ the rise and collapse of the Soviet system, the Chinese revolution and re-revolution [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1709 |
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