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vallankumous.

revolution (political upheaval; removal of a government; figuratively, sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline)

12 characters4 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋɑlːɑnˌkumous/[ˈʋɑ̝lːɑ̝ŋˌkumo̞us̠]
  1. revolution (political upheaval; removal of a government; figuratively, sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline)

    Ranskan suuri vallankumous / Ranskan vallankumous
Where this word comes from

vallan (“of power”, genitive) + kumous (“overthrowal, overturning”), literally, “overthrowal of power”. Coined by Finnish folklorist and linguist Daniel Europaeus in 1853.

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