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| 1. | [ noun ] the expression on a person's face | |
| Synonyms: | look face facial_expression aspect | |
| Examples: | "a sad expression" "a look of triumph" "an angry face" |
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| Related terms: | countenance sparkle leer look | |
| 2. | [ noun ] expression without words | |
| Synonyms: | reflection reflexion manifestation | |
| Examples: | "tears are an expression of grief" "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition" |
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| Related terms: | demonstration effusion act lamentation laughter attest | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions | |
| Examples: | "expressions of good will" "he helped me find expression for my ideas" |
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| Related terms: | communication articulation cold_turkey congratulation express | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations | |
| Synonyms: | locution saying | |
| Examples: | "pardon the expression" |
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| Related terms: | speech ambiguity proverb motto anatomical_reference southernism maxim epigram tongue_twister agrapha dysphemism idiom euphemism calque Beatitude shucks logion sumpsimus advice_and_consent say | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the style of expressing yourself | |
| Synonyms: | formulation | |
| Examples: | "he suggested a better formulation" "his manner of expression showed how much he cared" |
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| Related terms: | expressive_style parlance wording Anglicism boilerplate honorific Americanism archaism sentimentalism colloquialism formulate | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (mathematics) a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement | |
| Synonyms: | formula | |
| Related terms: | mathematical_statement sentential_function primitive exponential_expression mathematics | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (genetics) the process of expressing a gene | |
| Related terms: | organic_process genetics | |
| 8. | [ noun ] the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing | |
| Examples: | "the expression of milk from her breast" |
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| Related terms: | squeeze press_out | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (grammar,linguistics) a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit | |
| Synonyms: | construction grammatical_construction | |
| Examples: | "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner" |
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| Related terms: | misconstruction constituent complement phrase predicator clause misconstruction adjunct involution | |
| Similar spelling: |
expressionist expressionism express expressive express_train expressible express_bus expressly expressively expressed ex-president expressway expressage express_trust express_joy express-mail express_mail express_mirth |
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