modification vs revolution

revolution vs modification

modification and revolution both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
modification	Yes	No	No	No
revolution	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, revolution is a hyponym of modification; that is, revolution is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than modification:

modification: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
revolution: a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving

Other hyponyms of modification include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, sublimation, surprise, birth, nascence, nascency, nativity, breakup, detachment, separation, vagary, fluctuation, variation, conversion, death, decease, expiry, decrease, drop-off, lessening, destabilization, increase, easing, moderation, relief, deformation, transition, shift, transformation, transmutation, scintillation, sparkling, twinkle, play, shimmer, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

modification (noun)	revolution (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy	a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another	a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

Difference between modification and revolution

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