prerevolution

/ˌpriːrɛvəˈluːʃən/
noun
  1. 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
  1. 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.
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