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submovement

submovement noun: a movement making up part of a larger movement.

Noun

submovement (plural submovements)

  1. A movement making up part of a larger movement.
    • Free-market environmentalism is a submovement of environmentalism.

Forms of submovement

pluralsubmovements

Origin of submovement

From sub- + movement.

Questions about submovement

What does submovement mean?
Submovement means a movement making up part of a larger movement.
What part of speech is submovement?
Submovement is a noun.
What is the plural of submovement?
The plural of submovement is submovements.

Words near submovement in the dictionary

  1. submotive
  2. submotives
  3. submountain
  4. submountains
  5. submoustachial
  6. submovement
  7. submovements
  8. submucosa
  9. submucosae
  10. submucosal
  11. submucosally

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