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revolution
noun
The overthrow of a government by those who are governed
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ˌɹɛvəˈl(j)uːʃən
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noun
The overthrow of a government by those who are governed
noun
A drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
“The industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution”
noun
A single complete turn (axial or orbital)
“The plane made three rotations before it crashed”
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The industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution
The plane made three rotations before it crashed
The revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year
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