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noun
1.
the act of expressing or setting forth in words: the free expression of political opinions.
2.
a particular word, phrase, or form of words: old-fashioned expressions.
3.
the manner or form in which a thing is expressed in words; wording; phrasing: delicacy of expression.
4.
the power of expressing in words: joy beyond expression.
5.
EXPANDindication of feeling, spirit, character, etc., as on the face, in the voice, or in artistic execution: the lyric expression embodied in his poetry.
6.
a look or intonation expressing personal reaction, feeling, etc.: a shocked expression.
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the quality or power of expressing an attitude, emotion, etc.: a face that lacks expression; to read with expression.
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the act of expressing or representing, as by symbols.
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Mathematics. a symbol or a combination of symbols representing a value, relation, or the like.
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Linguistics. the stylistic characteristics of an utterance (opposed to meaning).
12.
the act of expressing or pressing out.
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Computers. a combination of variables, constants, and functions linked by operation symbols and any required punctuation that describe a rule for calculating a value.
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COLLAPSEGenetics.
a.
the action of a gene in the production of a protein or a phenotype.
b.
expressivity (def. 2).
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin expressiōn- (stem of expressiō) a pressing out. See express, -ion
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin expressiōn- (stem of expressiō) a pressing out. See express, -ion
Related forms
ex·pres·sion·al, adjective
ex·pres·sion·less, adjective
ex·pres·sion·less·ly, adverb
pre·ex·pres·sion, noun
re·ex·pres·sion, noun
EXPANDsu·per·ex·pres·sion, noun
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. utterance, declaration, assertion, statement. 2. term, idiom. See phrase. 3. language, diction, phraseology. 5. manifestation, sign. 6. aspect, air.
1. utterance, declaration, assertion, statement. 2. term, idiom. See phrase. 3. language, diction, phraseology. 5. manifestation, sign. 6. aspect, air.
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