expression
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[edit] English
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From Middle English, from Latin expressiō (“a pressing out”).
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expression (plural expressions)
- 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.
- 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.
- (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.
- Of a mother, the process of expressing milk.
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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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Most common English words before 1923: bright · scarcely · Paris · #733: expression · Duke · battle · bound
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From Latin expressiō (“a pressing out”).
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Audio (France, Paris) (file)
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expression f. (plural expressions)
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin expressiō (“a pressing out”).
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expression (plural expressiones)
