English Online Dictionary. What means revolutionary? What does revolutionary mean?
English
Etymology
Compare French révolutionnaire; equivalent to revolution + -ary.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɹɛvəˈluːʃənɹi/, /-ˈljuː-/
Adjective
revolutionary (comparative more revolutionary, superlative most revolutionary)
- Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution
- pertaining to something that portends of great change; overthrowing a standing mindset
- (sciences) pertaining to something that revolves
Translations
Noun
revolutionary (plural revolutionaries)
- A revolutionist; a person who revolts.