Both Uses
revolution
in
I Survived The American Revolution
(Edited)
- Nathaniel Fox was too young to be fighting in the Revolutionary War.
p. 1.3revolutionary = related to the overthrow of the old government
- The Revolutionary War had begun.
p. 51.6 *revolutionary = related to the overthrow of a government
Definitions:
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(1)
(revolution as in: the computer revolution) dramatic change -- sometimes violent overthrow of a government
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(2)
(revolution as in: revolution around the sun) circular movement -- sometimes referring to exactly one rotation
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)