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expression meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of expression at MeaningMonkey.org. expression meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.EXPRESSION noun
Definition of expression (noun)
- the feelings expressed on a person's face
- "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
- synonyms: aspect, face, facial expression, look
- expression without words
- "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"
- synonyms: manifestation, reflection, reflexion
- 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"
- synonyms: verbal expression, verbalism
- a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
- the style of expressing yourself
- "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
- synonyms: formulation
- a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
- synonyms: formula
- (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"
- synonyms: construction, grammatical construction
- antonym: misconstruction
- the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing
- "the expression of milk from her breast"
Source: Princeton University Wordnet