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Revolution
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revolution révolution
English
Proper noun
the Revolution
en American Revolution.
en 2023-05-06 w:James Poniewozik Charles III Was Crowned King. But Can He Ever Be the Star? w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/06/arts/television/charles-iii-coronation-tv.html American TV, in the black-coffee hours of a Saturday morning, had other things to focus on. On this side of the Atlantic, two and a half centuries away from the Revolution, it’s easier to take it all in as a costume party, as the royals were borne through the streets like elaborately plated desserts. https://web.archive.org/web/20251105085420/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/06/arts/television/charles-iii-coronation-tv.html 5 November 2025
German
de:
Etymology
de :bor fr:révolution
de fr révolution.
Pronunciation
de /ˌʁe(ː).vo.luˈtsi̯oːn/ standard
de /ˌʁɛ.vo.lʊˈtsi̯oːn/ /ˌʁɛ.vlʊˈtsi̯oːn/ variants in common speech
de De-Revolution.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Re vo lu ti on
Noun
f
revolution
1932, Erich Mühsam, Die Befreiung der Gesellschaft vom Staat, in: Erich Mühsam: Prosaschriften II, Verlag europäische ideen Berlin (1978), page 290:
de Selbst da, wo schon die Revolution unter der Losung „Alle Macht den Räten!“ den Sieg der Arbeiter und Bauern brachte, wurden die Räte staats- und parteiuntertan Even there, where the revolution, under the slogan "All power to the councils!", already brought the victory of the workers and peasants, the councils became servant to state and party
Declension
f
Hypernyms
de Umsturz
Hyponyms
de 1848er Revolution Aprilrevolution Augustrevolution Dezemberrevolution Elektrorevolution Farbrevolution Februarrevolution Französische Revolution Gegenrevolution Große Sozialistische Oktoberrevolution Grüne Revolution IT-Revolution Januarrevolution Julirevolution Junirevolution Konterrevolution Kulturrevolution Mairevolution Märzrevolution Nelken-Revolution Novemberrevolution Oktoberrevolution Palastrevolution Pflegerevolution Putsch Revolte Rosen-Revolution Samtene Revolution Septemberrevolution Volksrevolution Weltrevolution wissenschaftlich-technische Revolution
Derived terms
de Adjectives/Adverbs revolutionär
de Nouns Revolutionär Revolutionsarchitektur Revolutionsführer Revolutionsgarde Revolutionsgericht Revolutionsheld Revolutionsideologie Revolutionskrieg Revolutionslied Revolutionsrat Revolutionsregierung Revolutionstribunal Revolutionszeit Revolutionsetüde
de Verbs revolutionieren
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