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move·ment 
/ˈmuvmənt/ Pronunciation Key – Show Spelled Pronunciation[moov-muhnt] Pronunciation Key – Show IPA Pronunciation
–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. |
| 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. |
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| 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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