prerevolution
/ˌpriːrɛvəˈluːʃən/
noun
- The period of time before a major political or social revolution.
- Many families fled the country in the prerevolution.
- The museum has a special exhibit on life during the prerevolution.
- Historians often study the prerevolution to understand what caused the uprising.
adjective
- Existing or happening in the time before a revolution.
- Prerevolution architecture can still be seen in some parts of the city.
- The prerevolution government had strict censorship laws.
- She collects prerevolution coins from the old monarchy.