locomotion

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun the power or ability to move
  2. noun self-propelled movement

Etymology

From French locomotion, from Latin locō (literally “from a place”) (ablative of locus (“place”)) + mōtiōnem (“motion, a moving”) (nominative mōtio), from Latin movēre (“move; change, exchange, go in or out, quit”), from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- (“to move, drive”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

motive power, motivity

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