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rev·o·lu·tion

revolution

 
 
pronunciation:
re v lu shn
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: When a country has a revolution, it means that a group of people take over the government by force, and they set up a new government in its place.
The American colonists started a revolution against the British government in 1775. The revolution led to America's independence from Great Britain.
similar words:
revolt
definition 2: A very great change from things in the past is called a "revolution."
The invention of the printing press caused a revolution in learning.
definition 3: Revolution is the action of turning or spinning on an axis. One revolution is the action of making one complete turn around.
One revolution of the planet Earth takes twenty-four hours. It's because of Earth's revolution, that we have night and day.
synonyms:
spinning
similar words:
twist
definition 4: The earth's revolution around the sun is its motion in orbit around the sun.
It takes one year for the earth to make one revolution around the sun.
synonyms:
orbit
similar words:
circuit, turn
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