revolutionary
revolutionary Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Involving or causing a complete, dramatic, and far-reaching change in methods, ideas, or technology.
"The discovery of penicillin was a revolutionary advancement in modern medicine."
Relating to, engaged in, or promoting a political revolution or the overthrow of an established government or social order.
"She spent her university years studying the pamphlets distributed by revolutionary movements in nineteenth-century Europe."
• noun
A person who advocates, instigates, or actively engages in a political or social revolution.
"The young revolutionary published underground essays calling for constitutional reform and democratic elections."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the late 18th century during the era of the American and French Revolutions, modeled directly on French révolutionnaire, from Late Latin revolutio ('a revolving or turn around').