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expression in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. the feelings expressed on a person's face
    "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
    expression  look  aspect  facial expression  face 
  2. 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"
    construction  grammatical construction  expression 
  3. the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing
    "the expression of milk from her breast"
    expression 
  4. a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
    "pardon the expression"
    saying  expression  locution 
  5. the style of expressing yourself
    "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
    formulation  expression 
  6. expression without words
    "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"
    expression  manifestation  reflection  reflexion 
  7. a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
    formula  expression 
  8. 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"
    expression  verbal expression  verbalism 
  9. (genetics) the process of expressing a gene
    expression 
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