Meaning of revolutionary | Babel Free

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1. Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution
2. Chopin's 'Revolutionary Etude' Op. 10 no. 12.
   informal
3. A revolutionist; a person who revolts.
4. Chopin's 'Revolutionary Etude' Op. 10 no. 12
5. Of or pertaining to something that portends of great change; overthrowing a standing mindset
6. a person who takes part in, or is in favour of, (a) revolution. revolusionis الثُّوّار، مُناصِرو الثَّوْرَه революционер revolucionário revolucionář, -ka der/die Revolutionär(in) revolutionær επαναστάτηςrevolucionario revolutsionäär اقلاب طلب vallankumouksellinen révolutionnaireמהפכן क्रान्तिकारी मनुष्य prevratnici forradalmár aktivis revolusi byltingarmaður rivoluzionario 革命家 혁명가 revoliucionierius revolucionārs pemberontak revolutionairrevolusjonær rewolucjonista انقلابى revolucionário revol...
7. Of or pertaining to something that revolves
8. to cause great changes in (ideas, methods etc). This new machinery will revolutionize the paper-making industry. omwenteling veroorsaak يُثَوِّر، يُحْدِثُ تَغييرات عَظيمَه، يُحْدِثُ إنْقِلابا революционизирам revolucionar způsobit revoluci revolutionieren revolutionere επιφέρω επανάσταση revolucionar pööret tekitama کاملا دگرگون کردن mullistaa révolutionner לַהָפוֹך आमूल परिवर्तित करना uvesti potpun preokret (promjenu), stubokom izmijeniti forradalmasít memperbaharui valda byltingu á/í rivolu...
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9. A revolutionist; a person who revolts
10. often Revolutionary Relating to or being a revolution: revolutionary war; a museum of the Revolutionary era.
11. Marked by or resulting in radical change: a revolutionary discovery.
12. A militant in the struggle for revolution.
13. A supporter of revolutionary principles.
14. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who advocates or engages in revolution
15. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) relating to or characteristic of a revolution
16. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) advocating or engaged in revolution
17. radically new or different: a revolutionary method of making plastics.

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“"The Chengtu revolutionaries were fantastically colourful in the Szechwanese manner—they costumed themselves as heroes of the stage and their energies were chiefly occupied in tying ropes across the main streets so that when Imperial officials rode by in their litters they would have to get down and crawl under, losing face.”

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