révolution
See also: revolution and Revolution
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin revolūtiō, revolūtiōnem, from Latin revolvō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁe.vɔ.ly.sjɔ̃/
audio (une révolution) (file)
Noun
révolution f (plural révolutions)
- revolution (turn; rotation)
- revolution (political event)
- La révolution démographique
- The demographic revolution
Derived terms
- révolution de palais
- Révolution française
- révolutionnaire
- révolutionner
- solide de révolution
Descendants
- → German: Revolution
Further reading
- “révolution”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.