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noun
1.
the act, process, or result of moving.
2.
a particular manner or style of moving.
3.
Usually, movements. actions or activities, as of a person or a body of persons.
4.
Military, Naval. a change of position or location of troops or ships.
5.
EXPANDabundance of events or incidents.
6.
rapid progress of events.
7.
the progress of events, as in a narrative or drama.
8.
Fine Arts. the suggestion of motion in a work of art, either by represented gesture in figurative painting or sculpture or by the relationship of structural elements in a design or composition.
9.
a progressive development of ideas toward a particular conclusion: the movement of his thought.
10.
a series of actions or activities intended or tending toward a particular end: the movement toward universal suffrage.
11.
the course, tendency, or trend of affairs in a particular field.
12.
a diffusely organized or heterogeneous group of people or organizations tending toward or favoring a generalized common goal: the antislavery movement; the realistic movement in art.
13.
the price change in the market of some commodity or security: an upward movement in the price of butter.
15.
the working parts or a distinct portion of the working parts of a mechanism, as of a watch.
16.
Music.
a.
a principal division or section of a sonata, symphony, or the like.
b.
motion; rhythm; time; tempo.
17.
COLLAPSEProsody. rhythmical structure or character.
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Word Origin & History
movement
late 14c., from move (q.v.). In the musical sense of "major division of a piece" it is attested from 1776; in the political/social sense, from 1828.
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Medical Dictionary
movement move·ment (m&oomacr;v'mənt)
n.
The act or an instance of moving; a change in place or position.
An evacuation of the bowels; defecation.
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Cultural Dictionary
movement definition
In music, a self-contained division of a long work; each movement usually has its own tempo. A long, undivided composition is said to be in one movement.
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