expression
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French expression, from Late Latin expressiō, expressiōnem (“a pressing out”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪkˈspɹɛʃ.ən/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛʃən
- Hyphenation: ex‧pres‧sion
Noun
expression (countable and uncountable, plural expressions)
- The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
- A particular way of phrasing an idea.
- A colloquialism or idiom.
- The expression "break a leg!" should not be taken literally.
- A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 9, in The China Governess:
- Eustace gaped at him in amazement. When his urbanity dropped away from him, as now, he had an innocence of expression which was almost infantile. It was as if the world had never touched him at all.
- 1967, Sleigh, Barbara, Jessamy, 1993 edition, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 122:
- At any other time Jessamy would have laughed at the expressions that chased each other over his freckled face: crossness left over from his struggle with the baby; incredulity; distress; and finally delight.
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:expression.
- They stared at the newcomer with a puzzled expression.
- The best poker players can tell if the opponents have a good hand by looking at their expression.
- Her expression changed from joy to misery after realising her winning lottery ticket had expired.
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- (mathematics) An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
- (biology) The process of translating a gene into a protein.
- (programming) A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
- A specific blend of whisky.
- (biology) The act of pressing or squeezing out.
- expression from a gland
- the expression of milk from the mammaries
- (music) The tone of voice or sound in music.
Hyponyms
Hyponyms of expression
- arithmetic expression
- immediately-invoked function expression
- lambda expression
- linguistic expression
- logical expression
- regular expression
- s-expression
Derived terms
Related terms
- expression pedal
Translations
action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
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particular way of phrasing an idea
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colloquialism or idiom
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facial appearance
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mathematics: arrangement of symbols
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process of translating a gene into a protein
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(computing) a piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value
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French
Etymology
From Middle French expression, borrowed from Latin expressiō, expressiōnem (“a pressing out”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛk.spʁɛ.sjɔ̃/
Audio (France, Paris) (file)
Related terms
Further reading
- “expression” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Interlingua
Etymology
From Latin expressiō, expressiōnem (“a pressing out”).
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin expressiō, expressiōnem (“a pressing out”).
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