SINCE 1828
nonrevolutionary
adjective
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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