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English to English noun
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the feelings expressed on a person's face |
• a sad expression
• a look of triumph
• an angry face
source: wordnet30
| 2 |
expression without words |
• tears are an expression of grief
• the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition
source: wordnet30
| 3 |
the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions |
• expressions of good will
• he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas
• the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours
source: wordnet30
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a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations |
• pardon the expression
source: wordnet30
| 5 |
the style of expressing yourself |
• he suggested a better formulation
• his manner of expression showed how much he cared
source: wordnet30
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a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement | source: wordnet30
| 7 |
(genetics) the process of expressing a gene | source: wordnet30
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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
source: wordnet30
| 9 |
the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing |
• the expression of milk from her breast
source: wordnet30
| 10 |
The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expression of truth. | source: webster1913
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