2. Verb. (third-person singular of motion) ¹
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Definition of Motions
1. motion [v] - See also: motion
Lexicographical Neighbors of Motions
Literary usage of Motions
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Leviathan ; Or, The Matter, Forme & Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiasticall by Thomas Hobbes, Alfred Rayney Waller (1904)
"Of the Interiour Beginnings of Voluntary motions i commonly called the PASSIONS.
And the Speeches by which they are expressed. Vitall and life; such as are ..."
2. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1910)
"THERE be in animals two sorts of ' motions' peculiar to them: one called ' vital,'
begun in generation, and continued without interruption through their ..."
3. Astronomy by Simon Newcomb, Edward Singleton Holden (1883)
"These motions are, for the most part, so slow that it would require ... They are
called proper motions, since they are peculiar to the star itself. ..."
4. Modern Classical Philosophers: Selections Illustrating Modern Philosophy by Benjamin Rand (1908)
"And increasing definiteness of the parts implies increasing definiteness of their
motions. In short, the rhythmical actions going on in each aggregate, ..."
5. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1903)
"Our own decisions require, as prerequisites for such motions, whether made below
or in this court, that it shall appear by affidavit (1) that the witness ..."
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