Motu
noun
a member of an aboriginal people of S Papua
Motu
1 British
/ ˈməʊtuː /
noun
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a member of an aboriginal people of S Papua
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the language of this people, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family
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Also called: Hiri Motu, Police Motu. a pidgin version of this language, widely used in Papua-New Guinea Compare Neo-Melanesian
motu
2
British
/ məʊˈtuː /
noun
Etymology
Origin of motu
C21: Hindi
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Briton Ellie Scotney outpointed a tougher-than-expected Mea Motu in a stylish defence of her IBF, WBO and Ring Magazine super-bantamweight titles at Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2025
When, in 1628, William Harvey published “De Motu Cordis,” his theory of the circulation of blood, he relied on vivisections of dogs and sheep.
From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
Before the lockdown, New Zealand appeared to be on a trajectory similar to Italy’s, said John McDermott, executive director at Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, who has been modeling the virus’s transmission.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2020
Samoa also has concerns for hooker Motu Matu’u and scrumhalf Dwayne Polataivao, who both have symptoms of concussion.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2019
Motu Proprio ‘Quantavis Diligentia’ and its Critics,” by the Archbishop of Dublin, p.
From The New Irish Constitution by J. H. Morgan
Ours pointed out fluffy booby hatchlings in the low branches of trees on one motu, and showed us up close the massive coconut crabs whose kind is coming back from the vanishing point.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
He issued a motu proprio or letter of instruction to Roman Catholic Bishops.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is the motu proprio that demands, somewhat unrealistically, that unmarried deacons take lifetime vows of celibacy; as a result, few single men have applied.
From Time Magazine Archive
In fact, Pope Paul's long-awaited motu proprio* on birth control was already rolling off the presses in a secret section of the Vatican's printing office.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is often said that William Harvey demonstrated that the heart is a pump; but in De motu cordis he never compared the heart to a pump—pumps are artificial, after all, and hearts are natural.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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