"revolutionary" meaning in All languages combined

See revolutionary on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənɛri/ Audio: en-us-revolutionary.ogg [US] Forms: revolutionary [positive], more revolutionary [comparative], most revolutionary [superlative]
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  1. If something is revolutionary, it causes great change.
    Sense id: simple-revolutionary-en-adj-Ajbr46-R
  2. If something is revolutionary, it is relating to a revolution: a war against a government by its country's own people.
    Sense id: simple-revolutionary-en-adj-O-yftD1X

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənɛri/ Audio: en-us-revolutionary.ogg [US] Forms: revolutionary [singular], revolutionaries [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=revolutionaries}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A revolutionary is a person who is involved in a revolution or who wants a revolution to happen.
    Sense id: simple-revolutionary-en-noun-M1yHD2Mt
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