revolution

/ˌɹɛvəˈl(j)uːʃən/

IPA: /R EH0 V AH0 L UW1 SH AH0 N/

noun

1
A political upheaval in a government or nation state characterized by great change.
2
The removal and replacement of a government, especially by sudden violent action.
3
Rotation: the turning of an object around an axis.
4
A rotation: one complete turn of an object during rotation.
5
In the case of celestial bodies - the traversal of one body through an orbit around another body.
6
A sudden, vast change in a situation, a discipline, or the way of thinking and behaving.
7
A round of periodic changes, such as between the seasons of the year.
8
Consideration of an idea; the act of revolving something in the mind.

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