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expression
Found in thesaurus: visage, demonstration, communicating, language, speech communication, oral communication, expressive style, mathematical statement, organic process, constituent, squeezing
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expression
n.
putting into words; phrase, word; look which conveys a certain feeling or emotion; manifestation, process of producing visible or measurable genetic traits (about genetic characteristics)
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Expression
Expression may refer to:
Linguistics
- Fixed expression, a form of words with a specific meaning
- Idiom, a type of fixed expression
- Metaphorical expression, a particular word, phrase, or form of words that has a different meaning than its literal form
- Expression (sign language), the expressions and postures of the face and body that contribute to the formation of words when signing
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expression
Noun
1. the expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
(synonym) look, aspect, facial expression, face
(hypernym) countenance, visage
(hyponym) leer
2. expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"
(synonym) manifestation, reflection, reflexion
(hypernym) demonstration, demo
(hyponym) lamentation, mourning
3. the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions; "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find expression for my ideas"
(hypernym) communication, communicating
(hyponym) articulation, voice
(derivation) express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
4. a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"
(synonym) saying, locution
(hypernym) speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication
(hyponym) Beatitude
5. the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
(synonym) formulation
(hypernym) expressive style, style
(hyponym) sentimentalism
6. a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
(synonym) formula
(hypernym) mathematical statement
(hyponym) sentential function
(classification) mathematics, math, maths
7. (genetics) the process of expressing a gene
(hypernym) organic process, biological process
(derivation) express
(classification) genetics, genetic science
8. a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"
(synonym) construction, grammatical construction
(hypernym) constituent, grammatical constituent
(hyponym) adjunct
9. the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing; "the expression of milk from her breast"
(hypernym) squeeze, squeezing
(derivation) press out, express, extract
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expression
nf.
expression, phrase; term, idiom; look; utterance
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expression
n.
vyjádření; projev; výraz
