Relocations

Part of speech: noun

Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːləʊˈkeɪʃənz/

Definitions

1. The act of moving something or someone from one location to another
2. Transferring an object or individual to a new site or setting
3. Changing the place or position of something or someone to elsewhere

Etymology: "Relocations" is simply the plural of "relocation", a noun for the act of moving something or someone to a new place. The base word "location" comes from Latin "locatio", a noun built on "locare", meaning "to place", and it passed into English through Old French. The prefix "re-" comes from Latin, where it meant "back" or "again", so a relocation is literally a placing again, in a new spot. The prefix and base were both long established by the time they were joined. English "location" had the sense of a place or position before "relocation" was formed by attaching "re-" to it. The compound is transparent: it says exactly what it means, with no shift in sense from its parts.

Synonyms: movements, transfers, resettlements

Antonyms: stagnation, immobility