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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rev•o•lu•tion•ar•y /ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri/USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ar•ies. adj. - [before a noun] of or relating to a revolution:a revolutionary leader.
- new or different;
causing great change:a revolutionary discovery.
n. [countable] - a person participating in or calling for a revolution:The revolutionaries challenged the army to join them.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rev•o•lu•tion•ar•y (rev′ə lo̅o̅′shə ner′ē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ar•ies. adj. - Governmentof, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change:a revolutionary junta.
- Governmentradically new or innovative;
outside or beyond established procedure, principles, etc.:a revolutionary discovery. - American History(cap.) of or pertaining to the American Revolution or to the period contemporaneous with it in U.S. history:Revolutionary heroes; Revolutionary weapons.
- revolving.
n. - Governmenta revolutionist.
- revolution + -ary 1765–75
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unprecedented, novel, drastic, unorthodox.
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