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   Ex·pres·sion

   /ikˈspreSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the process of making known one's thoughts or feelings: "she accepted his expressions of sympathy" Similar utteranceutteringvoicingpronouncementdeclarationarticulationverbalizationstatementproclamationassertionannouncementsetting forthventingmouthingdisseminationbroadcastcirculationcommunicationspreadingpromulgationpublicizingpublicationrare:asseverationindicationintimationdemonstrationshowexhibitionmanifestationtokenconveyancecommunicationillustrationrevelationdisclosureembodiment
   • ▪ the conveying of feeling in the face or voice, in a work of art, or in the performance of a piece of music: "eyes empty of expression" Similar dictionstylechoice of wordsturn of phrasewordingphrasingphraseologylanguagedeliveryexecutionspeechintonationemotionfeelingpassionintensitypoignancystyleintonationtonenuanceartistrydepthspiritimaginationvividnessardorpowerforce
   • 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: "nowhere is the expression “garbage in, garbage out” any truer" 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, especially by pressing or squeezing 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"
   • ▪ the process by which possession of a gene leads to the appearance in the phenotype of the corresponding character.

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

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   • 1. expressional adjective

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   • Get Word of the Day daily email! 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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   What is an expression in mathematics?

   • In mathematics, an expression is a symbol or equation which represents a quantity or problem . This forms the basis for our mathematical expression for the electric field. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3.

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   What is expression of ideas or feelings?

   • The expression of ideas or feelings is the showing of them through words, actions, or artistic activities . From Cairo came expressions of regret at the attack. ...the rights of the individual to freedom of expression. Her concern has now found expression in the new environmental protection act.

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   a particular word, phrase, or form of words: old-fashioned expressions. Synonyms: idiom, term. the manner or form in which a thing is expressed in words; wording; phrasing: delicacy of expression. Synonyms: phraseology, diction, language. the power of expressing in words: joy beyond expression.

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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.

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