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Pronunciation / Transliteration: radical
"Eles buscam uma solução radical."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching or thorough.
"There is a need for radical changes in education."
- 1
A person who advocates thorough or complete political or social reform.
"He was known as a political radical in his youth."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from late Latin radicalis, from Latin radix, radic- 'root'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Radical" is said worldwide
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radical
Transliteration: radical
"Le gouvernement a pris des mesures radicales."
radikal
Transliteration: radikal
"Sie fordern radikale Reformen."
radicale
Transliteration: radicale
"È necessario un cambiamento radicale."
radical
Transliteration: radical
"Tomaron una decisión radical."
radical
Transliteration: radical
"Eles buscam uma solução radical."
कट्टर
Transliteration: kattar
"यह एक कट्टर बदलाव है।"
激进
Transliteration: jījìn
"他们提出了激进的改革方案。"
과격한
Transliteration: gwagyeokhan
"그들은 과격한 변화를 요구하고 있다."
激甚
Transliteration: gekijin
Script: 急進的
"彼らは急進的な改革を求めている。"
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