Motion

Motion
Mo|ti|on
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<aus fr. motion, eigtl. »Bewegung«, dies aus gleichbed. lat. motio>:
1. (veraltet) [Leibes]bewegung.
2. (schweiz.) schriftlicher Antrag in einem Parlament.
3.
a) Bildung einer weiblichen Personen- od. Berufsbezeichnung o. Ä. mit einem Suffix von einer männlichen Form (z. B. Ministerin von Minister);
b) Beugung des Adjektivs nach dem Geschlecht des zugehörigen Substantivs (Sprachw.).
4. Faustlage (Fechten).

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