movement

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  1. noun The act or an instance of moving; a change in place or position.
  2. noun A particular manner of moving.
  3. noun A change in the location of troops, ships, or aircraft for tactical or strategic purposes.

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  1. from Old French movement, French mouvement = Spanish movimiento = Portuguese Italian movimento, from Middle Latin movimentum, movement, from Latin movere, move: see move, v. Cf. moment, momentum.
 

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