n.
- a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new system.
▸(in Marxism) the class struggle expected to lead to political change and the triumph of communism.
- a dramatic and wide-reaching change:
marketing underwent a revolution.
- an instance of revolving.
▸motion in orbit or in a circular course or round an axis or centre.
▸the single completion of an orbit or rotation.
Derivative
- revolutionism n.
- revolutionist n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., or from late L. revolutio(n-), from revolvere (see revolve).