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locomotion

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lo⋅co⋅mo⋅tion

  [loh-kuh-moh-shuhn]
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–noun
the act or power of moving from place to place.
Origin:
1640–50; see locomotive, motion
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lo·co·mo·tion   (lō'kə-mō'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of moving from place to place.

  2. The ability to move from place to place.


[Latin locō, from a place, ablative of locus, place + motion.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

locomotion 
1646, formed in Eng. from L. loco "from a place" (abl. of locus "place") + motionem (nom. motio) "motion, a moving."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: lo·co·mo·tion
Pronunciation: "lO-k&-'mO-sh&n
Function: noun
: an act or the power of moving from place to place : progressive movement (as of an animal body)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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