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part of speech: |
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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
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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
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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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related words: |
war, year |
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