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From Middle English < Latin expressiō (“‘a pressing out’”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɪkˈspɹɛʃ.ən/, SAMPA: /Ik"spr\ES.@n/
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- Rhymes: -ɛʃən
- Hyphenation: ex‧pres‧sion
Noun
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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.
- (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.
Derived terms
- arithmetic expression
- linguistic expression
- logical expression
- regular expression
Related terms
French
Etymology
From Latin expressiō (“‘a pressing out’”).
Pronunciation
Noun
expression f. (plural expressions)
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