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rev·o·lu·tion / ˌrevəˈloōshən/ • n. 1. a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system. ∎  (the Revolution) the American Revolution. ∎  (often the Revolution) (in Marxism) the class struggle that is expected to lead to political change and the triumph of communism. ∎  a dramatic and wide-reaching change in the way something works or is organized or in people's ideas about it: marketing underwent a revolution.2. an instance of revolving: one revolution a second. ∎  motion in orbit or a circular course or around an axis or center. ∎  the single completion of an orbit or rotation.DERIVATIVES: rev·o·lu·tion·ism / -ˌnizəm/ n.rev·o·lu·tion·ist / -nist/ n.

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