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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. The act of declaring or signifying; declaration; utterance; as an expression of the public will With this tone of philosophy were mingled expressions of sympathy. --Prescott. 3. Lively or vivid representation of meaning, sentiment, or feeling, etc.; significant and impressive indication, whether by language, appearance, or gesture; that manner or style which gives life and suggestive force to ideas and sentiments; as he reads with expression; her performance on the piano has expression. The imitators of Shakespeare, fixing their attention on his wonderful power of expression, have directed their imitation to this --M. Arnold. 4. That which is expressed by a countenance, a posture, a work of art, etc.; look as indicative of thought or feeling. ``The expression of an eye.'' From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: expression n 1: the expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face" [syn: {look}, {aspect}, {facial expression}, {face}] 2: expression without words "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition" [syn: {manifestation}, {reflection}, {reflexion}] 3: the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions; "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find expression for my ideas" 4: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression" [syn: {saying}, {locution}] 5: the style of expressing yourself "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared" [syn: {formulation}] 6: a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement [syn: {formula}] 7: 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" [syn: {construction}]
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