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expression

exp·res·sion

UK/əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/ US/ɛkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/ common

noun

1.

the expression on a person''s face

  • “a sad expression”
  • “a look of triumph”
  • “an angry face”
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2.

expression without words

  • “tears are an expression of grief”
  • “the pulse is a reflection of the heart”
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3.

the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions

  • “expressions of good will”
  • “he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas”
  • “the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours”
4.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

  • “pardon the expression”
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5.

the style of expressing yourself

  • “he suggested a better formulation”
  • “his manner of expression showed how much he cared”
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6.

a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement

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7.

(genetics) the process of expressing a gene

8.

a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit

  • “I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner”
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9.

the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing

  • “the expression of milk from her breast”

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French expression, from Late Latin expressiō, expressiōnem (“a pressing out”). Morphologically express + -ion.

Phrases

  • expression of interest
  • expression stop
  • expression template
  • facial expression
  • free expression
  • freedom of expression
  • gender expression
  • gene expression

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