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  • 11movement — n 1. motion, action, activity, stir, move; acts, actions, proceedings, doings, goings on, comings and goings. 2. progress, progression, advance, advancement, forward motion or movement; flow, flux, passage, career. 3. gesture, gesticulation, gest …

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  • 12movement — /moohv meuhnt/, n. 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. Mil., Naval. a change of position or location of troops… …

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  • 13tendency — noun (plural cies) Etymology: Medieval Latin tendentia, from Latin tendent , tendens, present participle of tendere Date: 1628 1. a. direction or approach toward a place, object, effect, or limit b. a proneness to a particular kind of thought or… …

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  • 14movement — noun 1) Rachel made a sudden movement there was almost no movement Syn: motion, move; gesture, gesticulation, sign, signal; action, activity 2) the movement of supplies Syn: transportation …

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  • 15Movement of Priests for the Third World — The Movement of Priests for the Third World (Spanish: Movimiento de Sacerdotes para el Tercer Mundo, MSTM) was a tendency among the Catholic Church in Argentina which aimed at combining reform ideas which followed the Second Vatican Council with… …

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  • 16tendency — noun 1) his tendency to take the law into his own hands Syn: propensity, proclivity, proneness, aptness, likelihood, inclination, disposition, predisposition, bent, leaning, penchant, predilection, susceptibility, liability; readiness; habit …

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  • 17movement — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) the act or process of moving; especially change of place or position or posture (2) a particular instance or manner of moving b. (1) a tactical or strategic shifting of a military unit ; maneuver (2) the advance… …

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  • 18movement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. motion, gesture; maneuver; progress; crusade, drive; works, workings. See activity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The state of moving] Syn. move, transit, passage, progress, journey, advance, velocity,… …

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  • 19movement — /ˈmuvmənt / (say moohvmuhnt) noun 1. the act or process or result of moving. 2. a particular manner of moving. 3. (usually plural) an action or activity, as of a person or a body of persons: ring and check his movements for tomorrow. 4. Military …

  • 20movement — move•ment [[t]ˈmuv mənt[/t]] n. 1) the act, process, or result of moving 2) a particular manner or style of moving 3) Usu., movements. actions or activities, as of a person or a body of persons 4) mil a change of position or location of troops or …

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