see|révolution
English

Etymology
From OF. revolution, from LL. revolutionem (nominative of revolutio).

Pronunciation
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Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u���n|-u���n

Noun
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1. A political upheaval in a government or nation state characterized by great change.
2. The removal and replacement of a government.
3. The turning of an object around an axis.
4. In the case of celestial body|celestial bodies - the traversal of one body through an orbit around another body.
5. A sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline.

Polish: t+|pl|rewolucja|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|revolução|f
Romanian: t-|ro|revoluţie|f
Russian: t+|ru|�евол��и�|f|trrevoljúcija|scCyrl
Spanish: t-|es|revolución|f
Swedish: t+|sv|revolution|c
Telugu: విప�లవ� (viplavaM)
Turkish: t-|tr|devrim, t+|tr|ihtilal
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Romanian: t-|ro|revoluţie|f
Russian: t+|ru|пе�ево�о�|m|trperevorót|scCyrl
Turkish: t+|tr|darbe
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trans-top|The turning of an object around an axis
German: Umdrehung f
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Russian: t+|ru|в�а�ение|n|trvraš�énije|scCyrl
Turkish: t+|tr|döngü
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trans-top|the traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
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Russian: в�а�ение (vraš�énije) n
Turkish: döngü
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trans-top|A sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
German: t+|de|Revolution|f
Turkish: t-|tr|devrim
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ttbc|Chinese: �� (gémìng)
ttbc|French: révolution f
ttbc|Hindi: परि��रमण (parikrama.n), ��रान�ति (kr�nti)
ttbc|Japanese: �� (����, kakumei)
ttbc|Marathi: ��रा�त� (kr�.ntī)
ttbc|Polish: obrót m (2)
ttbc|Portuguese: revolução f(2,4), rotação f (2)
ttbc|Spanish: revolución f
ttbc|Swedish: vridning c (2)
ttbc|Telugu: భ�రమణ� (ibhramaNaM) (2), పరిభ�రమణ� (paribhramaNaM) (3)
ttbc|Tamil: Puratchi

Derived terms
agricultural revolution
artistic revolution
Industrial Revolution
revolutionary
revolutionize
solid of revolution

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