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• Definition of Revolutionary Movement
• Revolutionary Movement Pronunciation
• Usage Note
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• Cite the Definition of Revolutionary Movement

Definition of Revolutionary Movement

(noun) A social movement that seeks to bring about major changes in a society.

Revolutionary Movement Pronunciation

Pronunciation Usage Guide

Syllabification: rev·o·lu·tion·ar·y move·ment

Audio Pronunciation

- American English - British English

Phonetic Spelling

• American English - /rev-uh-lOO-shuh-nair-ee mOOv-muhnt/
• British English - /re-vuh-lOO-shuh-nuh-ree mOOv-muhnt/

International Phonetic Alphabet

• American English - /ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˈmuvmənt/
• British English - /ˌrɛvəˈluːʃnəri ˈmuːvmənt/

Usage Note

• Plural: revolutionary movements

Additional Information

• Word origin of “revolutionary” and “movement” - Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com

Related Terms

• social movement
• society

Works Consulted

Griffiths, Heather, Nathan Keirns, Eric Strayer, Susan Cody-Rydzewski, Gail Scaramuzzo, Tommy Sadler, Sally Vyain, Jeff Bry, Faye Jones. 2016. Introduction to Sociology 2e. Houston, TX: OpenStax.

Macmillan. (N.d.) Macmillan Dictionary. (https://www.macmillandictionary.com/).

Merriam-Webster. (N.d.) Merriam-Webster Dictionary. (http://www.merriam-webster.com/).

Oxford University Press. (N.d.) Oxford Dictionaries. (https://www.oxforddictionaries.com/).

Ravelli, Bruce, and Michelle Webber. 2016. Exploring Sociology: A Canadian Perspective. 3rd ed. Toronto: Pearson.

Shepard, Jon M. 2010. Sociology. 11th ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Shepard, Jon M., and Robert W. Greene. 2003. Sociology and You. New York: Glencoe.

Tischler, Henry L. 2011. Introduction to Sociology. 10th ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Wikipedia contributors. (N.d.) Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation. (https://en.wikipedia.org/).

Cite the Definition of Revolutionary Movement

ASA - American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “revolutionary movement.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved September 17, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/revolutionary-movement/).

APA - American Psychological Association (6th edition)

revolutionary movement. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/revolutionary-movement/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date - Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “revolutionary movement.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed September 17, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/revolutionary-movement/.

MLA - Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“revolutionary movement.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 17 Sep. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/revolutionary-movement/>.