révolution

See also: revolution and Revolution

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin revolūtiōnem, from Latin revolvō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁe.vɔ.ly.sjɔ̃/

• Audio; “une révolution”:

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Noun

révolution f (plural révolutions)

1. revolution (turn; rotation)
2. revolution (political event)

   La révolution démographique

   The demographic revolution

Derived terms

• révolution de palais
• Révolution française
• révolutionnaire
• révolutionner
• solide de révolution

 

Descendants

• → German: Revolution
• → Persian: رولوسیون (revolusiyon)
• → Turkish: revolüsyon

Further reading

• “révolution”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.