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Uncommonlocomotion
The correct spelling is locomotion.
How to pronounce locomotion
noun
Say it like: Loc-omo-sho-n
The correct spelling is locomotion. The ability to move from place to place, or the act of doing so.
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Definition
noun
- 1.The ability to move from place to place, or the act of doing so.
- 2.Self-powered motion by which a whole organism changes its location through walking, running, jumping, crawling, swimming or flying.
- 3.(often preceded by definite article) A dance, originally popular in the 1960s, in which the arms are used to mimic the motion of the connecting rods of a steam locomotive.
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