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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
rev·o·lu·tion·ar·y       [rev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee] Pronunciation Key adjective, noun, plural -ar·ies.
–adjective
1.of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
2.radically new or innovative; outside or beyond established procedure, principles, etc.: a revolutionary discovery.
3.(initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the American Revolution or to the period contemporaneous with it in U.S. history: Revolutionary heroes; Revolutionary weapons.
4.revolving.
–noun
5.a revolutionist.
[Origin: 1765–75; revolution + -ary]

—Related forms
rev·o·lu·tion·ar·i·ly, adverb
rev·o·lu·tion·ar·i·ness, noun

—Synonyms 2. unprecedented, novel, drastic, unorthodox.
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rev·o·lu·tion·ar·y       (rěv'ə-lōō'shə-něr'ē)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
    1. often Revolutionary Relating to or being a revolution: revolutionary war; a museum of the Revolutionary era.
    2. Bringing about or supporting a political or social revolution: revolutionary pamphlets.
  2. Marked by or resulting in radical change: a revolutionary discovery.

n.   pl. rev·o·lu·tion·ar·ies
  1. A militant in the struggle for revolution.
  2. A supporter of revolutionary principles.

rev'o·lu'tion·ar'i·ly adv., rev'o·lu'tion·ar'i·ness n.
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revolutionary

adjective
1. markedly new or introducing radical change; "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views" 
2. of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn [syn: rotatory] 
3. relating to or having the nature of a revolution; "revolutionary wars"; "the Revolutionary era" 
4. advocating or engaged in revolution; "revolutionary pamphlets"; "a revolutionary junta" [ant: counterrevolutionary] 

noun
1. a radical supporter of political or social revolution [syn: revolutionist] 

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Revolutionary

Rev`o*lu"tion*a*ry\, a. [Cf. F. r['e]volutionnaire.] Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution; as, revolutionary war; revolutionary measures; revolutionary agitators.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Revolutionary

Rev`o*lu"tion*a*ry\, n. A revolutionist. [R.]

Dumfries was a Tory town, and could not tolerate a revolutionary. --Prof. Wilson.

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