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revolutionaries

[rev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee]

rev·o·lu·tion·ar·y

[rev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee] 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.
noun
5.
a revolutionist.

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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1765–75; revolution + -ary

rev·o·lu·tion·ar·i·ly, adverb
rev·o·lu·tion·ar·i·ness, noun
an·ti·rev·o·lu·tion·ar·y, noun, plural -ar·ies, adjective
non·rev·o·lu·tion·ar·y, adjective, noun, plural -ar·ies.
post-Rev·o·lu·tion·ar·y, adjective
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pre·rev·o·lu·tion·ar·y, adjective
pro·rev·o·lu·tion·ar·y, adjective
sem·i·rev·o·lu·tion·ar·y, adjective, noun, plural -ar·ies.
ul·tra·rev·o·lu·tion·ar·y, adjective, noun, plural -ar·ies.
un·rev·o·lu·tion·ar·y, adjective
COLLAPSE


2. unprecedented, novel, drastic, unorthodox.

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