motion
Pronunciation: /mɔ.sjɔ̃/
“motion” is a French word. Its meaning in English:
noun
In French
- Mouvement de va-et-vient du métier servant à faire la torsion des fils.
- Proposition faite dans une assemblée délibérante.
Etymology
Inherited from Old French motion, mocion, borrowed from Latin mōtiōnem, noun of action from perfect passive participle mōtus (“having been moved”), from verb movēre (“move”), + noun of action suffix -iō.
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More French words
- motif de reconnaissance du proto-espaceur
- motif de stéréorépétition
- motile
- motilité
- motion de censure
- motion de confiance
- motion de rejet préalable
- motion de renvoi en commission
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