English pronunciation · Words Starting with R
Revolutionary Pronunciation
Revolutionary is pronounced re-vuh-LOO-shuh-ne-ree, IPA /ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri/.
re-vuh-LOO-shuh-ne-ree
US /ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri/ · UK /ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənəri/
Syllables: re · vuh · LOO · shuh · ne · ree (6 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
adjective and noun: Completely new and changing everything, or a person who works to overthrow a government.
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Revolutionary in a Sentence
- The engine was revolutionary for its day.
- She wrote a revolutionary paper on the subject.
- He spent his twenties as a full-time revolutionary.
Common Mispronunciations of Revolutionary
Not re-vuh-loo-shuh-NE-ree
Revolutionary keeps the beat on LOO, where revolution has it, and nothing later in the word claims it.
Not ri-VOL-yoo-shuh-ne-ree
The first two beats are throwaways, re and vuh, which makes the LOO stand out all the more.
Tip: Six beats in careful speech, re-vuh-LOO-shuh-ne-ree, and the first two are the lightest.
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