Revolution

the Revolution

1. Ellipsis of American Revolution.
   • 2023 May 6, James Poniewozik, “Charles III Was Crowned King. But Can He Ever Be the Star?”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     American TV, in the black-coffee hours of a Saturday morning, had other things to focus on. On this side of the Atlantic, two and a half centuries away from the Revolution, it’s easier to take it all in as a costume party, as the royals were borne through the streets like elaborately plated desserts.

Borrowed from French révolution.

• IPA^(key): /ˌʁe(ː).vo.luˈtsi̯oːn/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˌʁɛ.vo.lʊˈtsi̯oːn/, /ˌʁɛ.vlʊˈtsi̯oːn/ (variants in common speech)

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• Hyphenation: Re‧vo‧lu‧ti‧on

Revolution f (genitive Revolution, plural Revolutionen)

1. revolution
   • 1932, Erich Mühsam, Die Befreiung der Gesellschaft vom Staat, in: Erich Mühsam: Prosaschriften II, Verlag europäische ideen Berlin (1978), page 290:

     Selbst da, wo schon die Revolution unter der Losung „Alle Macht den Räten!“ den Sieg der Arbeiter und Bauern brachte, wurden die Räte staats- und parteiuntertan […]

     Even there, where the revolution, under the slogan "All power to the councils!", already brought the victory of the workers and peasants, the councils became servant to state and party […]

• Umsturz

• “Revolution”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[2] (in German)
• “Revolution” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Revolution” in Duden online