/reβoluθjoˈnaɾjo/
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Translation
revolutionary; a revolutionary
Word origin
From revolución plus the suffix -ario, ultimately from Latin revolvere ('to roll back, to turn over'). The same root gives English 'revolution' and 'revolve'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- revolvere
- English cognates
- revolution, revolve
Grammar
Femininerevolucionaria
Masc pluralrevolucionarios
Fem pluralrevolucionarias
Examples
.
The invention brought a revolutionary change in medicine.
asustaron .
His revolutionary ideas frightened the government.
.
The young revolutionary fought for the freedom of his people.
.
This technology is truly revolutionary.
amanecer.
The revolutionaries took the city at dawn.
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