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move⋅ment

  [moov-muhnt]
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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. abundance 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.
14. bowel movement.
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. Prosody. rhythmical structure or character.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < MF; see move, -ment

Synonyms:
1. See motion. 5. eventfulness.

Antonyms:
1. inertia, stasis.
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move·ment   (mōōv'mənt)   
n.  

    1. The act or an instance of moving; a change in place or position.

    2. A particular manner of moving.

    3. A series of actions and events taking place over a period of time and working to foster a principle or policy: a movement toward world peace.

    4. An organized effort by supporters of a common goal: a leader of the labor movement.

    5. An evacuation of the bowels.

    6. The matter so evacuated.

  2. A change in the location of troops, ships, or aircraft for tactical or strategic purposes.

    1. A series of actions and events taking place over a period of time and working to foster a principle or policy: a movement toward world peace.

    2. An organized effort by supporters of a common goal: a leader of the labor movement.

    3. An evacuation of the bowels.

    4. The matter so evacuated.

  4. A tendency or trend: a movement toward larger kitchens.

  5. A change in the market price of a security or commodity.

    1. An evacuation of the bowels.

    2. The matter so evacuated.

  7. The suggestion or illusion of motion in a painting, sculpture, or design.

  8. The progression of events in the development of a literary plot.

  9. The rhythmical or metrical structure of a poetic composition.

  10. Music A self-contained section of an extended composition.

  11. A mechanism, such as the works of a watch, that produces or transmits motion.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Cultural Dictionary

movement

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.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Word Origin & History

movement 
c.1374, 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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: move·ment
Pronunciation: 'müv-m&nt
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of moving
2 a : an act ofvoiding the bowels b : matter expelled from the bowels at one passage : STOOL
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

movement move·ment (m&oomacr;v'mənt)
n.

  1. The act or an instance of moving; a change in place or position.

  2. An evacuation of the bowels; defecation.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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