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expression

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01noun

the feelings expressed on a person's face

“a sad expression”

“a look of triumph”

02noun

expression without words

“tears are an expression of grief”

“the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition”

03noun

the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions

“expressions of good will”

“he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas”

04noun

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

“pardon the expression”

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05noun

the style of expressing yourself

“he suggested a better formulation”

“his manner of expression showed how much he cared”

06noun

a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement

07noun

(genetics) the process of expressing a gene

08noun

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”

09noun

the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing

“the expression of milk from her breast”

Meanings and examples from Open English WordNet 2025. About our sources ↗

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