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for locomotion
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Locomotion \Lo`co*mo"tion\, n. [L. locus place + motio motion:
cf. F. locomotion. See Local, and Motion.]
1. The act of moving from place to place. " Animal
locomotion." --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. The power of moving from place to place, characteristic of
the higher animals and some of the lower forms of plant
life.
[1913 Webster]
3. The name of a song and a dance, briefly popular in the
1960's; as, do the locomotion.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
locomotion
n 1: the power or ability to move [syn: locomotion, motive
power, motivity]
2: self-propelled movement [syn: locomotion, travel]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
23 Moby Thesaurus words for "locomotion":
commutation, course, crossing, globe-trotting, going, journeying,
mobility, motility, motion, motive power, motivity, movableness,
movement, moving, passage, progress, tourism, touristry, traject,
trajet, transit, travel, traveling
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