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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
movement/ˈmuːvmənt/
▶noun
- 1 an act of moving.
■ (movements) a person's activities during a particular period of time.
- 2 a group of people working together to advance a shared cause.
■ a cause of this type.
- 3 a change or development.
- 4 Music a principal division of a musical work, that is self-sufficient in terms of key, tempo, and structure.
- 5 the moving parts of a mechanism, especially a clock or watch.
– origin ME: via OFr. from med. L. movimentum, from L. movere ‘to move’.
'movement' also found in these Oxford entries:
abducens nerves
- about
- Acmeist
- across
- active transport
- activity
- advance
- aesthetic
- airlock
- akinesia
- allegro
- Almohad
- Angelman syndrome
- animate
- animation
- astir
- backhanded
- backing
- backlift
- ball-and-socket joint
- barricade
- barrier
- basal ganglia
- battement
- beam engine
- beat
- beat generation
- beta
- biomechanics
- Black Power
- blench
- block
- blockage
- board game
- bob
- bound
- bowel movement
- braid
- break
- breakaway
- breaststroke
- breath
- Brownian motion
- budge
- bumpy
- bustle
- cadenza
- callisthenics
- caper
- capoeira
Forum discussions with the word(s) "movement" in the title:
"interjectional gait"- What kind of movement it is?
"movement" in this context
"over" with a verb of movement
"Traversing movement" or "shifting movement"
a gymnastic movement
A term for the movement of a rocker shaking the head
Any movement ahead is hemmed in by the lack of ideas.
As such, Movement as a concept... Repetition of "as"?
between-movement
blocks the movement of hands
campaign or movement
catching the movement
Exaggerated Movement
Fast movement differences - dash, race, tear and pop, nip ..
freedom of movement
hand movement inside the drawing box
heritage movement
hyphenated mass movement
in time to the movement
involuntary eye lid movement
made a welcoming gesture/sign/movement/motion
made the movement coincide with
migratory movement
movement / motion
movement ignites controversy?
movement in the lumberyard
movement of a meaningful unit
movement of limbs
movement of lizard
movement of peoples that followed, or perhaps helped trigger
more...
"movement" in this context
"over" with a verb of movement
"Traversing movement" or "shifting movement"
a gymnastic movement
A term for the movement of a rocker shaking the head
Any movement ahead is hemmed in by the lack of ideas.
As such, Movement as a concept... Repetition of "as"?
between-movement
blocks the movement of hands
campaign or movement
catching the movement
Exaggerated Movement
Fast movement differences - dash, race, tear and pop, nip ..
freedom of movement
hand movement inside the drawing box
heritage movement
hyphenated mass movement
in time to the movement
involuntary eye lid movement
made a welcoming gesture/sign/movement/motion
made the movement coincide with
migratory movement
movement / motion
movement ignites controversy?
movement in the lumberyard
movement of a meaningful unit
movement of limbs
movement of lizard
movement of peoples that followed, or perhaps helped trigger
more...
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