expression
Pronunciation: /əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/
The English word “expression” has 11 meanings listed here.
noun
- The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
- A particular way of phrasing an idea.
- A colloquialism or idiom.
- A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
- An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
- The process of translating a gene into a protein.
- A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
- A specific blend of whisky.
- The act of pressing or squeezing out.
- The tone of voice or sound in music.
- Emotional involvement or engagement in a text read aloud rendered by the voice of the reciter or the reader.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French expression, from Late Latin expressiō, expressiōnem (“a pressing out”). Morphologically express + -ion.
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