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expression

[ ik-spresh-uhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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
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.
indication of feeling, spirit, character, etc., as on the face, in the voice, or in artistic execution:
the lyric expression embodied in his poetry.
Synonyms: sign, manifestation
a look or intonation expressing personal reaction, feeling, etc.:
a shocked expression.
Synonyms: air, aspect
the quality or power of expressing an attitude, emotion, etc.:
a face that lacks expression; to read with expression.
the act of expressing or representing, as by symbols.
Mathematics. a symbol or a combination of symbols representing a value, relation, or the like.
Linguistics. the stylistic characteristics of an utterance ( meaning ).
Linguistics. the system of verbal utterances specific to a language ( content ¹ ).
the act of expressing or pressing out.
Computers. a combination of variables, constants, and functions linked by operation symbols and any required punctuation that describe a rule for calculating a value.
Genetics.
1. the action of a gene in the production of a protein or a phenotype.
2. expressivity ( def 2 ).

expression

/ ɪkˈsprɛʃən /

the act or an instance of transforming ideas into words
a manifestation of an emotion, feeling, etc, without words
tears are an expression of grief
communication of emotion through music, painting, etc
a look on the face that indicates mood or emotion
a joyful expression
the choice of words, phrases, syntax, intonation, etc, in communicating
a particular phrase used conventionally to express something
a dialect expression
the act or process of forcing or squeezing out a liquid
maths a variable, function, or some combination of constants, variables, or functions
genetics the effect of a particular gene on the phenotype

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Latin expressiōn- (stem of expressiō ) “a pressing out.” See express, -ion