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The definition of movement

13 Definitions of: movement

    1. noun, a) the act, process, or result of moving b) an instance of moving
    2. noun, the manner of moving
    3. noun, a) a group of people with a common ideology, esp a political or religious one b) the organized action of such a group
    4. noun, a trend or tendency in a particular sphere
    5. noun, the driving and regulating mechanism of a watch or clock
    6. noun, a person's location and activities during a specific time
    7. noun, a) the evacuation of the bowels b) the matter evacuated
    8. noun, music a principal self-contained section of a symphony, sonata, etc, usually having its own structure
    9. noun, tempo or pace, as in music or literature
    10. noun, fine arts the appearance of motion in painting, sculpture, etc
    11. noun, prosody the rhythmic structure of verse
    12. noun, a positional change by one or a number of military units
    13. noun, a change in the market price of a security or commodity
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Synonyms: flow, campaign, camp, group, party, organization, front, faction, drive, push And more...
 

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