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