# revolutionary

Pronunciation: US say "rev-uh-LOO-shuh-ner-ee" /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/; UK say "rev-uh-LOO-shuhn-ree" /ˌɹɛvəˈluːʃənɹi/

## Adjective

1. Marking or bringing about a dramatic, far-reaching change that overturns established ways of thinking.
   - Simple: Bringing a huge change that breaks with old ways of thinking.
   - _The discovery of antibiotics was a revolutionary moment in medicine._
   - _His revolutionary approach to architecture rejected every convention of the era._
2. Relating to the overthrow of a government, or tending to promote and bring one about.
   - Simple: Connected with overthrowing a government, or wanting that kind of change.
   - _The revolutionary army marched on the capital to topple the monarchy._
   - _Pamphlets spread revolutionary ideas among the discontented peasants._
4. Relating to or characterized by turning around a central point or axis.
   - Simple: Related to something that spins or turns around a center.
   - _The model traced each moon's revolutionary movement around its planet._
   - _Astronomers charted the revolutionary period of the comet around the sun._

## Noun

3. A person who takes part in or works to bring about the overthrow of a government.
   - Simple: A person who fights to overthrow a government or ruler.
   - _The exiled revolutionary returned home to lead the new government._
   - _Several revolutionaries were captured during the failed coup._

## Origin

Formed from "revolution" plus the suffix "-ary"; compare French révolutionnaire.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/revolutionary (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).