revolutionary
/ˌɹevəˈluːʃəˌneɹi/reh-vuh-LOO-shuh-neh-ree
/ˌɹɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛɹi/reh-vuh-LOO-shuh-neh-ree
Meaningrelating to a full turn
Common meaning: bringing great change
Other meanings: a rebel
- reagain; back
- voluto roll, turn aboutLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 2013 · scan
- tionnoun ending: doing something, or its outcome
- aryending: linked with, or a place for
‘again’ + ‘to roll, turn about’ → revolutionary
Journey through time
- Latinvolvō, volvī, volūtum‘to roll, turn about’
- Englishrevolution‘a complete turn’
- Englishformed in English from revolutionrevolutionary‘bringing great change’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from revolution + -ary.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), REVOLVE, p.507 · scan
Roots
- volvō, volvī, volūtum Latin “to roll, turn about”
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