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Definition of: expression
(ik·spresh′ən) noun
1. The act or mode of uttering or representing, as by language or gesture.
2. Any act or object by which some truth or idea is conveyed: the expression of pleasure.
3. That which is uttered; a saying; any embodiment of a thought: a common expression among doctors.
4. Outward aspect; especially, the ensemble of the face as indicating the feelings, etc.; look.
5. The quality of having proper expressive methods; the effective utterance of thought or feeling; expressiveness.
6. The development or revelation of character and sentiment in art, music, etc., by shadings, nuances, variations in style.
7. A pressing out.
8. Math. A group of characters, numbers, and symbols composing a statement. Also Obs. ex·pres′sure. See synonyms under AIR, DICTION, LANGUAGE, TERM. [<F <L expressio, -onis <exprimere <ex-out + premere press]
—ex·pres′sion·less adjective
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