revolution

noun

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Senses

a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving

the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution

the overthrow of a government by those who are governed

a single complete turn (axial or orbital)

the plane made three rotations before it crashed

Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	derivation	Related & opposite	revolutionist
1	derivation	Related & opposite	revolutionize
1	derivation	Related & opposite	revolutionise
1	derivation	Related & opposite	revolutionary
1	hypernym	Types & categories	change
1	hyponym	Types & categories	Cultural Revolution
1	hyponym	Types & categories	green revolution
2	derivation	Related & opposite	revolutionist
2	derivation	Related & opposite	revolutionize
2	derivation	Related & opposite	revolt
2	derivation	Related & opposite	revolutionary
2	hypernym	Types & categories	group action
2	hyponym	Types & categories	counterrevolution
2	instance hyponym	Types & categories	American Revolution
2	instance hyponym	Types & categories	Chinese Revolution
2	instance hyponym	Types & categories	Cuban Revolution
2	instance hyponym	Types & categories	English Revolution
2	instance hyponym	Types & categories	French Revolution
2	instance hyponym	Types & categories	Mexican Revolution
2	instance hyponym	Types & categories	February Revolution
3	derivation	Related & opposite	orbit
3	derivation	Related & opposite	rotate
3	derivation	Related & opposite	spin
3	derivation	Related & opposite	rotatory
3	hypernym	Types & categories	turning
3	hyponym	Types & categories	dextrorotation
3	hyponym	Types & categories	levorotation
3	hyponym	Types & categories	roll
3	hyponym	Types & categories	orbital rotation
3	hyponym	Types & categories	spin