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masculine

/muv.mɑ̃/

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Translation

movement, motion

Word origin

From Old French movement, from movoir ('to move'), from Latin movere, with the noun suffix -ment from Latin -mentum. English 'movement' and 'motion' come from the same Latin verb.

Origin
Latin
Root
movere
English cognates
movement, motion, mobile

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralmouvements

Examples

brusque.

The injured man must make no sudden movement.

.

She follows the movement of the crowd towards the exit.

artistique .

That artistic movement was born in the thirties.

.

There is a lot of activity in the street this morning.

marées .

The movement of the tides depends on the moon.

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This word is part of lesson 26.