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movement n. [
motion, move, motility] a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
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movement n. [
motion, move] the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
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movement n. [
motion] a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
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movement n. [
social movement, front] a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front"
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movement n. a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata; "the second movement is slow and melodic"
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