expression

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French expression, from Late Latin expressiō, expressiōnem (“a pressing out”). Morphologically express +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/, /ɛkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/ Rhymes: -ɛʃən Hyphenation: ex‧pres‧sion === Noun === expression (countable and uncountable, plural expressions) The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc. A particular way of phrasing an idea. A colloquialism or idiom. A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:expression. (mathematics) An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols. (biology) The process of translating a gene into a protein. (programming) A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value. A specific blend of whisky. (biology, manufacturing) The act of pressing or squeezing out. (music) The tone of voice or sound in music. (mostly preceded by with) Emotional involvement or engagement in a text read aloud rendered by the voice of the reciter or the reader. 1976, Aline D. Wolf, Tutoring is Caring: You Can Help Someone to Read, Parent Child Press Perhaps when you were learning to read , you were asked to stand and " read with expression " for your classmates ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French expression, borrowed from Latin expressiōnem (“a pressing out”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛk.spʁɛ.sjɔ̃/ ~ /ɛk.spʁe.sjɔ̃/, (informal) /ɛs.pʁe.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === expression f (plural expressions) expression ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== exprimer === Further reading === “expression”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Interlingua == === Etymology === From Latin expressiō, expressiōnem (“a pressing out”). === Noun === expression (plural expressiones) expression == Norman == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin expressiō, expressiōnem (“a pressing out”). === Noun === expression f (plural expressions) (Jersey) expression