expression

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English < Latin expressiō (“‘a pressing out’”).

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• IPA: /ɪkˈspɹɛʃ.ən/, SAMPA: /Ik"spr\ES.@n/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɛʃən
• Hyphenation: ex‧pres‧sion

[edit] Noun

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

[edit] Derived terms

• arithmetic expression
• linguistic expression
• logical expression
• regular expression

[edit] Related terms

• express
• expressive

[edit] Translations

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin expressiō (“‘a pressing out’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

•  Audio (France, Paris)^{help, file}

[edit] Noun

expression f. (plural expressions)

1. expression