How to Spell revolution

revolution

revolution - noun

  • Completion of a course (as of years)
  • A sudden, radical, or complete change
  • A fundamental change in political organization
  • Activity or movement designed to effect fundamental changes in the socioeconomic situation
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"the Copernican revolution"

Etymology

Middle English revolucioun "rotation of the heavenly spheres around the earth, cyclical recurrence, completed motion around an axis, change of fortune," borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French revolucion "return of a celestial body to its point of departure, recurrence," borrowed from Medieval Latin revolūtiōn-, revolūtiō, going back to Late Latin, "a rolling back, return, recurrence," from Latin revolū-, variant stem of revolvere "to roll back to a starting point, (passive) travel in a circular course, return to a starting point" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action

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