Expression

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EtymologyModificar

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

PronunciationModificar

• IPA: /ɪkˈspɹɛʃ.ən/, SAMPA: /Ik"spr\ES.@n/

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• Rhymes: -ɛʃən
• Hyphenation: ex‧pres‧sion

NounModificar

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. Of a mother, the process of expressing milk.

Derived termsModificar

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

Related termsModificar

• express
• expressive

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FrenchModificar

EtymologyModificar

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

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NounModificar

Expression f. (plural Expressions)

1. expression

InterlinguaModificar

EtymologyModificar

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

NounModificar

1. expressionar:expression

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