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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries革命
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kakumei
"産業革命は人々の生活様式を変えた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.
"The country experienced a bloody revolution that changed its political landscape."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin revolutionem (a turning around), stemming from the Latin revolvere (to roll back). It entered Middle English in the 14th century primarily as an astronomical term relating to the orbit of celestial bodies, before shifting through 17th-century political discourse to denote a fundamental and sudden change in political power and organizational structures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Revolution" is said worldwide
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révolution
Transliteration: révolution
"La Révolution française a eu lieu en 1789."
Revolution
Transliteration: Revolution
"Die industrielle Revolution veränderte die Welt."
rivoluzione
Transliteration: rivoluzione
"La rivoluzione ha portato a grandi cambiamenti sociali."
revolución
Transliteration: revolución
"La revolución tecnológica transformó nuestras vidas."
revolução
Transliteration: revolução
"A revolução começou no início do século."
क्रांति
Transliteration: kranti
"इस क्रांति ने देश का इतिहास बदल दिया।"
革命
Transliteration: gémìng
"这场革命带来了巨大的社会变革。"
혁명
Transliteration: hyeongmyeong
"역사는 많은 혁명을 기록하고 있습니다."
革命
Transliteration: kakumei
"産業革命は人々の生活様式を変えた。"
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