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non·rev·o·lu·tion·ary | \ ˌnän-ˌre-və-ˈlü-shə-ˌner-ē 
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\Definition of nonrevolutionary
: not revolutionary: such as
a : not of, relating to, or constituting a revolution
a nonrevolutionary era Even by nonrevolutionary standards, riots in England were not all that riotous, as another historian has observed.— Gertrude Himmelfarb
b : not favoring or promoting revolution
nonrevolutionary middle class attitudes
c : not constituting or bringing about a major or fundamental change
a welcome but nonrevolutionary innovation
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