Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quiet revolution

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables: qui-et rev-o-lu-tion
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A major social or political change attained without violence or significant upheaval.

name

A period of vast sociopolitical change in Quebec in the 1960s characterized by secularization, a rise of Quebec nationalism, and the development of a welfare state.

Etymology

Likely coined in The Globe and Mail or the Montreal Gazette.

Inflected Forms

quiet revolutions (plural) the Quiet Revolution (canonical)

Frequently Paired Words

laïcité

Questions

What does quiet revolution mean?: A major social or political change attained without violence or significant upheaval.
Where does quiet revolution come from?: Likely coined in The Globe and Mail or the Montreal Gazette.

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