Expression

//əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc. countable, uncountable

    "There are lots of great actresses who dress beautifully, but in the modern day, nearly all of them use stylists. They may know what they like—when they’re presented with gowns and outfits, they’re perfectly equipped to say yes or no—but you rarely get the sense that what they’re wearing is a true expression of who they are."

  2. 2
    the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing wordnet
  3. 3
    A particular way of phrasing an idea. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the feelings expressed on a person's face wordnet
  5. 5
    A colloquialism or idiom. countable, uncountable

    "The expression "break a leg!" should not be taken literally."

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  1. 6
    a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit wordnet
  2. 7
    A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion. countable, uncountable

    "They stared at the newcomer with a puzzled expression."

  3. 8
    a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement wordnet
  4. 9
    An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    expression without words wordnet
  6. 11
    The process of translating a gene into a protein. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    the style of expressing yourself wordnet
  8. 13
    A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions wordnet
  10. 15
    A specific blend of whisky. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations wordnet
  12. 17
    The act of pressing or squeezing out. countable, uncountable

    "expression from a gland"

  13. 18
    (genetics) the process of expressing a gene wordnet
  14. 19
    The tone of voice or sound in music. countable, uncountable
  15. 20
    Emotional involvement or engagement in a text read aloud rendered by the voice of the reciter or the reader. countable, uncountable

    "The number of children who could read with expression would be very small ; ..."

Etymology

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

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