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Added 9 October 2026

motion

/ˈməʊ.ʃən/ noun

In Latin: mōtiō, mōtus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about motion at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals.
A natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something.
A change of position that does not entail a change of location.
the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise

verb

Show, express or direct through movement.
He gestured his desire to leave

Origin

Inherited from Middle English mocioun, mocion, from Anglo-Norman motion, Middle French motion, and their etymon Latin mōtiō (“movement, motion”), related to movēre, from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- (“to move”).

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