All 3 Uses of
revolution
in
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- That was revolutionary action.
p. 130.4revolutionary = dramatically different
- In the early months of World War II, San Francisco's Fillmore district, or the Western Addition, experienced a visible revolution.
p. 209.1 *revolution = dramatic change
- On the surface it appeared to be totally peaceful and almost a refutation of the term "revolution."
p. 209.2revolution = dramatic change (perhaps overthrow of a government)
Definitions:
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(1)
(revolution as in: the computer revolution) dramatic change -- sometimes violent overthrow of a government
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(2)
(revolution as in: revolution around the sun) circular movement -- sometimes referring to exactly one rotation