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Word: Expression
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Latin expressio(n-), from exprimere ‘press out, express’. Compare with express
ɪkˈsprɛʃn
ɛkˈsprɛʃn
the action of making known one's thoughts or feelings
Short Definition:expressing of thoughts or feelings
Examples:- the prisoners developed a dialect as an everyday means of expression
- she accepted his expressions of sympathy
a look on someone's face that conveys a particular emotion
Short Definition:look that conveys emotion
Examples:- a sad expression
a word or phrase, especially an idiomatic one, used to convey an idea
Short Definition:word or phrase expressing idea
Examples:- we have an expression, ‘You don't get owt for nowt.’
the production of something by pressing it out
Short Definition:production of something by pressing
Examples:- essential oils obtained by distillation or expression
the appearance in a phenotype of a characteristic or effect attributed to a particular gene
Short Definition:appearance in phenotype of characteristic
Examples:- expression of the TAT gene is restricted to the parenchymal cells
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