■ noun
1》 an act of moving.
↘( ~s ) a person's activities during a particular period of time.
2》 a group of people working together to advance a shared cause.
↘a cause of this type.
3》 a change or development.
4》 Music a principal division of a musical work, that is self-sufficient in terms of key, tempo, and structure.
5》 the moving parts of a mechanism, especially a clock or watch.
Origin
ME: via OFr. from med. L. movimentum , from L. movere 'to move'.