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Definition of locomotion noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

locomotion

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