October Revolution

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noun

another name for the Russian Revolution (def. 2)

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Words nearby October Revolution

octennial, octet, octillion, octo-, October, October Revolution, Octobrist, octocentenary, octodecillion, octodecimo, octofoil

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How to use October Revolution in a sentence

Grindr introduced the feature themselves in October the same year and called it ‘tribes.’
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
What had been the greatest asset of the paperback revolution,” observes Rabinowitz, “became its greatest danger.
How Pulp Fiction Saved Literature|Wendy Smith|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In October, he traveled to Denver with Fry to support his work with LGBT rights organization The Matthew Sheppard Foundation.
Meet Stephen Fry’s Future Husband (Who Is Less Than Half His Age)|Tom Sykes|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
That Stone would slander the democratic, pro-Western, EuroMaidan revolution as a CIA coup is no surprise.
Oliver Stone’s Latest Dictator Suckup|James Kirchick|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST

The New York governor was the foremost Democrat to stand athwart the Reagan Revolution.
Mario Cuomo, a Frustrating Hero to Democrats, Is Dead at 82|Eleanor Clift|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
All over the world the just claims of organized labor are intermingled with the underground conspiracy of social revolution.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
He will tell you about the success he had in America; it quite makes up for the defeat of the British army in the Revolution.
Confidence|Henry James
Napoleon himself arrived at Wrzburg on October 2nd, and found his army concentrated, but deficient of supplies.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
He joined the army at the outbreak of the revolution, and continued in it until it was disbanded.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
September died away in the brown arms of October, and at last a letter came from Nigel.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens

Cultural definitions for October Revolution

October Revolution

The revolution in October 1917 in Russia that brought the Bolsheviks to power. (See Russian Revolution.)