expression

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[edit] English

Most common English words: bright « scarcely « Paris « #733: expression » Duke » battle » bound

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From Middle English < Latin expressiō (a pressing out).

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Singular
expression

Plural
expressions

expression (plural expressions)

  1. A particular way of phrasing an idea.
  2. A colloquialism or idiom.
    The expression "break a leg!" should not be taken literally.
  3. A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
  4. (mathematics) An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
  5. (biology) The process of translating a gene into a protein.
  6. (programming) A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
  7. The process of expressing milk

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[edit] French

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From Latin expressiō (a pressing out).

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expression f. (plural expressions)

  1. expression