expression

expression
/Ik'spreSFn/ noun
1 WORDS (C) a word or group of words with a particular meaning: The expression `in the family way' means `pregnant'. | pardon/forgive/excuse the expression (=used when you have used a word that you think may offend someone): He doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground if you'll pardon the expression.
2 ON SB'S FACE (C) a look on someone's face that shows what they are thinking or feeling: a thoughtful expression | an expression of surprise/fear/amusement: Petra looked at her plate with an expression of disgust.
3 SAY/WRITE (C, U) something you say or write that shows what you think or feel: an expression of sympathy/thanks etc: Mrs Mayer received their expressions of sympathy with great dignity. | give expression to sth: The minister gave expression to his anger in an attack on the government last night. | freedom of expression (=the right to express your opinions freely)
4 ACTIONS/BEHAVIOUR (C, U) something you do or make that shows what you think or feel
(+ of): The recent strikes are an expression of the worker's discontent. | give expression to: John gave expression to his love of nature in his paintings. | find expression: Pam's latent artistic talents found their expression in music.
5 EVENTS (C, U) the way in which feelings and ideas are shown in particular events: find expression in sth: The fiscal crisis has found its clearest expression in the poverty of the inner cities.
6 MUSIC (U) the quality of singing or playing a musical instrument with feeling: Try to put a bit more expression into the slow passage.
7 MATHEMATICS (C) technical a sign or group of signs that show a mathematical idea in a particular form: x y' + 4 is an algebraic expression

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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  • expression — [ ɛkspresjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1547; méd. 1314 ; lat. expressio, de exprimere → exprimer I ♦ Action ou manière d exprimer, de s exprimer. L expression d un sentiment, d une sensation, d un événement vécu. ⇒ extériorisation. Le langage a deux fonctions… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Expression — Ex*pres sion ([e^]ks*pr[e^]sh [u^]n), n. [L. expressio: cf. F. expression.] 1. The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expression of truth.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • expression — Expression. s. f. Action par laquelle on exprime le suc, le jus de quelque chose. Le suc des herbes se tire en trois manieres, par expression, par infusion, par decoction. une expression de citron. Expression, signifie aussi, Les termes & la… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Expression — may refer to:* Idiom * Facial expression * Artificial discharge of breast milk; see breastfeeding * Expression (mathematics) * Expression (programming), an instruction to execute something that will return a value. * Microsoft Expression Studio,… …   Wikipedia

  • expression — ex·pres·sion n 1: an act, process, or instance of representing or conveying in words or some other medium: speech protected expression under the First Amendment 2: a mode or means of expressing an idea, opinion, or thought ◇ An expression is… …   Law dictionary

  • expression — [ek spresh′ən, ikspresh′ən] n. [ME expressioun < L expressio < expressus: see EXPRESS] 1. a pressing out or squeezing out, as of juice 2. a putting into words or representing in language 3. a picturing, representing, or symbolizing in art,… …   English World dictionary

  • Expression — [ɛksprɛˈsjoːn] (lat. expressio „Ausdruck“) bedeutet: Realisieren der Information, die in der DNA eines Gens gespeichert ist, siehe Genexpression Zellfreie Genexpression Verfahren zur Gewinnung von ätherischen Ölen ein Intonationsmittel bei… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • expression — early 15c., action of pressing out; later (mid 15c.) action of manifesting a feeling; (late 15c.) a putting into words, from M.Fr. expression (14c.), from L.L. expressionem (nom. expressio), noun of action from pp. stem of exprimere (see EXPRESS… …   Etymology dictionary

  • expression — [n1] verbalization announcement, argument, articulation, assertion, asseveration, choice of words, commentary, communication, declaration, definition, delivery, diction, elucidation, emphasis, enunciation, execution, explanation, exposition,… …   New thesaurus

  • Expression — (lat.), Ausdruck; beim Harmonium ein Zug, der den Wind ganz frei zu den Zungen zuströmen läßt und daher die Stärke der Tongebung von der Behandlung der Bälge (durch die Füße) abhängig macht …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • expression — *phrase, locution, idiom …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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