adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Producing motion. not-comparable
2. 2
   Of or relating to a motif or motifs. not-comparable

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin motus (“motion”) (from movere (“to move”)) + facere (“to make”).

Etymology 2

From motif + -ic.

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