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   expression

   /ɪkˈsprɛʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of making known one's thoughts or feelings: "the prisoners developed a dialect as an everyday means of expression" Similar utteranceutteringvoicingpronouncementdeclarationarticulationverbalizationstatementproclamationassertionannouncementsetting forthventingmouthingdisseminationbroadcastcirculationcommunicationspreadingpromulgationpublicizingpublicationrare:asseverationindicationintimationdemonstrationshowexhibitionmanifestationtokenconveyancecommunicationillustrationrevelationdisclosureembodiment
   • ▪ the conveying of feeling in a work of art or in the performance of a piece of music: "the testimony of musicians who worked with him proves that his overwhelming concern was with expression" Similar dictionstylechoice of wordsturn of phrasewordingphrasingphraseologylanguagedeliveryexecutionspeechintonationemotionfeelingpassionintensitypoignancystyleintonationtonenuanceartistrydepthspiritimaginationvividnessardourpowerforce
   • 2. a look on someone's face that conveys a particular emotion: "a sad expression" Similar lookappearanceairmannerbearingcountenanceguisecastaspectimpressionformal:mien
   • 3. a word or phrase, especially an idiomatic one, used to convey an idea: "we have an expression, ‘You don't get owt for nowt.’" Similar idiomphraseidiomatic expressionset phraseproverbsayingadagemaximaxiomaphorismsawmottoplatitudeclichéquotationquoteformulatermwordinformal:old chestnutformal:locution
   • ▪ a collection of symbols that jointly express a quantity: "the expression for the circumference of a circle is 2πr"
   • 4. the production of something by pressing it out: "essential oils obtained by distillation or expression" Similar squeezingpressingwringingforcing outextractionextracting
   • 5. the appearance in a phenotype of a characteristic or effect attributed to a particular gene: "expression of the TAT gene is restricted to the parenchymal cells"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin expressio(n-), from exprimere ‘press out, express’. Compare with express1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. expressional adjective

   Scrabble Points: 19

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXPRESSION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EXPRESSION definition: 1. the act of saying what you think or showing how you feel using words or actions: 2. the look on…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › expressionExpression Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of EXPRESSION is an act, process, or instance of representing in a medium (such as words) : utterance. How to use expression in a sentence.

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5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXPRESSION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word expression in English, from communication of ideas or feelings to mathematical symbols or genetics. Find synonyms, pronunciation, examples, and related terms for expression.

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   the act of expressing or setting forth in words: the free expression of political opinions. Synonyms: statement, assertion, declaration, utterance. a particular word, phrase, or form of words: old-fashioned expressions. Synonyms: idiom, term.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › expressionexpression noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of expression noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEXPRESSION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   EXPRESSION meaning: 1. the act of saying what you think or showing how you feel using words or actions: 2. the look on…. Learn more.

9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › expressionExpression - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   The look on your face — sad, happy, bored, amused — is an expression. Your expression lets people know what you're feeling, unless you're good at hiding your emotions. Expression comes from a Latin word meaning “to press out” and it can still be used this way.