expression

/ɪkspɹˈɛʃən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

the feelings expressed on a person's face
“a sad expression”
expression without words
“tears are an expression of grief”
the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
“expressions of good will”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
“pardon the expression”
the style of expressing yourself
“he suggested a better formulation”
a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
(genetics) the process of expressing a gene
a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
“I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner”
the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing
“the expression of milk from her breast”

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