locomotion
noun/ˌləʊkəˈməʊʃn/
/ˌləʊkəˈməʊʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)- movement or the ability to moveWord Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin loco, ablative of locus ‘place’ + motio, from movere ‘to move’.
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