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revolution

Definition

  • noun: the usually violent attempt by many people to end the rule of one government and start a new one
  • noun: the action by a celestial body of going round in an orbit or elliptical course
  • synonyms: fabianism, about-face, accommodation

Examples

  • The growth of the middle class forced a social 'revolution'. [=a major change in society]

  • the computer 'revolution' [=the changes created by the widespread use of computers]

  • The period of 'revolution' of the Earth around the Sun is equal to one year.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) to smouldering rubble. Two and a half. Think of everything we've accomplished. Suddenly I realize that all of this, the gun, the bombs, the revolution, has got something to do with a girl named Marla Singer. This was a support group for men with testicular cancer. (..)
    1999 Fight Club