Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Motion (-s)
motion (-s), n. [L. motus.]
- Effect of impulse; action from either an internal or external force.
- Persuasive force.
- Proposal made; proposition offered.
- Practical, regulated movement of the body.
- Working of God in the soul.
- Mechanized movement.
- Power of movement; life.
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