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revolutionary

re·vo·lu·tionary

UK/ˌɹɛvəˈluːʃənɹi/ US/ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/ fairly common informal
adjective (3) noun (1)

adjective

1.

markedly new or introducing radical change

  • “a revolutionary discovery”
  • “radical political views”
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2.

relating to or having the nature of a revolution

  • “revolutionary wars”
  • “the Revolutionary era”
3.

advocating or engaged in revolution

  • “revolutionary pamphlets”
  • “a revolutionary junta”
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Origin

Compare French révolutionnaire; equivalent to revolution + -ary.

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