action
noun
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- Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
- A way of motion or functioning.
- Fast-paced activity.
- (military) Combat.
- (mathematics) A way in which each element of some algebraic structure transforms some other structure or set, in a way which respects the structure of the first. Formally, this may be seen as a morphism from the first structure into some structure of endomorphisms of the second; for example, a group action of a group G on a set S can be seen as a group homomorphism from G into the set of bijections on S (which form a group under function composition), while a module M over a ring R can be defined as an abelian group together with a ring homomorphism from R into the ring of group endomorphisms of M (which is also called the action of R on M).
- (literature) The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.
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action
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- (legal) A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
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action en justice,
action légale
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action
interjection
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- Demanding or signifying the start of something, usually a performance.
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action
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actionism
noun
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- An excessive emphasis on action, activity, or change in lieu of continuity, stability, and permanence.
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actionisme
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actionable
noun
/ˈæk.ʃə.nə.bəl/
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- That can be acted on; that can be used as the basis for taking action.
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viable
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