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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
revolution
/ˌɹɛvəˈl(j)uːʃən/
noun
a change in the way a country is governed, usually by violence or war; a complete change
- “He was one of the leaders of the revolution.”Tatoeba
- “The revolution, in itself, bore no fruit after all.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)