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- DictionaryMove·ment/ˈmo͞ovm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. an act of changing physical location or position or of having this changed: "a slight movement of the upper body" Similar motionmovemaneuvergesturegesticulationsignsignalactionactivity
- ▪ an arrival or departure of an aircraft.
- ▪ the activities and whereabouts of someone during a particular period of time: "your movements and telephone conversations are recorded"
- ▪ the general activity or bustle of people or things in a particular place: "the scene was almost devoid of movement" Similar motionmovemaneuvergesturegesticulationsignsignalactionactivity
- ▪ the moving parts of a mechanism, especially a clock or watch: "we restore antique clock movements" Similar mechanismmachineryworksworkingsactionwheelsmotioninformal:innardsguts
- 2. a change or development: "movements in the underlying financial markets" Similar developmentchangefluctuationrisefallvariationtrendtendencydriftswingcurrentcourse
- ▪ the progressive development of a poem or story: "the novel shows minimal concern for narrative movement"
- 3. a group of people working together to advance their shared political, social, or artistic ideas: "the labor movement" Similar political grouppartyfactionorganizationgroupingwingfrontlobbycampcoalition
- ▪ a campaign undertaken by a group of people working together: "a movement to declare war on poverty" Similar campaigncrusadedrivepush
- 4. a principal division of a longer musical work, self-sufficient in terms of key, tempo, and structure: "the slow movement of his violin concerto" Similar partsectiondivisionpassage
- 5. an act of defecation.
Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin movimentum, from Latin movere ‘to move’.
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