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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. 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.

3. 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.

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

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   The expression of ideas or feelings is the showing of them through words, actions, or art.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › expressionEXPRESSION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Expression definition: the act of expressing or setting forth in words. See examples of EXPRESSION used in a sentence.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › expressionexpression - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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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.

7. 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.

8. 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.