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locomotion


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  2.  The  power  of  moving  from  place  to  place  characteristic  of 
  the  higher  animals  and  some  of  the  lower  forms  of  plant 
  life. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  locomotion 
  n  1:  the  power  or  ability  to  move  [syn:  {motive  power},  {motivity}] 
  2:  self-propelled  movement  [syn:  {travel}] 




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