Prerevolutionary
[rev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee] /ˌrɛv əˈlu ʃəˌnɛr i/
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 relating to the American Revolution or to the period contemporaneous with it in U.S. history:
Revolutionary heroes; Revolutionary weapons.
4.
revolving.
noun, plural revolutionaries.
5.
a revolutionist.
revolutionary
/ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənərɪ/
noun (pl) -aries
1.
a person who advocates or engages in revolution
adjective
2.
relating to or characteristic of a revolution
3.
advocating or engaged in revolution
4.
radically new or different: a revolutionary method of making plastics
5.
rotating or revolving
Revolutionary
/ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənərɪ/
adjective
1.
(mainly US) of or relating to the conflict or period of the War of American Independence (1775–83)
2.
of or relating to any of various other Revolutions, esp the Russian Revolution (1917) or the French Revolution (1789)
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