expression

expression
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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. representation, symbolization, indication; statement, utterance, wording, communication; modulation, shading, interpretation; idiom, phrase, term; aspect, look, pose; token; saying. See affirmation, appearance, meaning, speech, nomenclature.
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(Roget's IV) n.
1. [Significant appearance]
Syn. look, cast, character; see appearance 1 .
2. [Putting into understandable form]
Syn. representation, articulation, utterance, verbalization, wording, symbolization, narration, exposition, formulation, interpretation, invention, creation, art product, declaration, materialization, commentary, diagnosis, definition, rendition, elucidation, explanation, illustration; see also composition 3 , diction .
3. [A traditional form of speech]
Syn. locution, idiom, speech pattern; see phrase , word 1 .
4. [Facial cast]
Syn. grimace, smile, smirk, mug, sneer, moue (French), pout, simper, grin, facial contortion, wry face; see also smile .
5. [Expressiveness]
Syn. feeling, emotion, affect; see eloquence 1 , emotion .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
1. communication articulation, verbalization, enunciation, conveyance, declaration, voicing, pronouncement, statement, utterance, elucidation, formulation, phrasing, wording.
2. term phrase, word, idiom, saying, metaphor, simile.
3. look face, countenance, aspect, visage, cast, mien, *mug.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. The act or an instance of expressing in words: articulation, statement, utterance, verbalization, vocalization, voice. See WORDS. 2. Vivid, effective, or persuasive communication in speech or artistic performance: articulacy, articulateness, eloquence, eloquentness, expressiveness, expressivity, facundity. See WORDS. 3. The act or process of describing in lifelike imagery: delineation, depiction, description, portrayal, representation. See SHOW. 4. Something that takes the place of words in communicating a thought or feeling: gesture, indication, sign, token. See SHOW. 5. A sound or combination of sounds that symbolizes and communicates a meaning: locution, term, word. See WORDS. 6. A word or group of words forming a unit and conveying meaning: locution, phrase. See WORDS. 7. A disposition of the facial features that conveys meaning, feeling, or mood: aspect, cast, countenance, face, look, visage. See EXPRESS.

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  • expression — [ ɛkspresjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1547; méd. 1314 ; lat. expressio, de exprimere → exprimer I ♦ Action ou manière d exprimer, de s exprimer. L expression d un sentiment, d une sensation, d un événement vécu. ⇒ extériorisation. Le langage a deux fonctions… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • expression — ex·pres·sion n 1: an act, process, or instance of representing or conveying in words or some other medium: speech protected expression under the First Amendment 2: a mode or means of expressing an idea, opinion, or thought ◇ An expression is… …   Law dictionary

  • expression — [ek spresh′ən, ikspresh′ən] n. [ME expressioun < L expressio < expressus: see EXPRESS] 1. a pressing out or squeezing out, as of juice 2. a putting into words or representing in language 3. a picturing, representing, or symbolizing in art,… …   English World dictionary

  • Expression — [ɛksprɛˈsjoːn] (lat. expressio „Ausdruck“) bedeutet: Realisieren der Information, die in der DNA eines Gens gespeichert ist, siehe Genexpression Zellfreie Genexpression Verfahren zur Gewinnung von ätherischen Ölen ein Intonationsmittel bei… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • expression — early 15c., action of pressing out; later (mid 15c.) action of manifesting a feeling; (late 15c.) a putting into words, from M.Fr. expression (14c.), from L.L. expressionem (nom. expressio), noun of action from pp. stem of exprimere (see EXPRESS… …   Etymology dictionary

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  • Expression — (lat.), Ausdruck; beim Harmonium ein Zug, der den Wind ganz frei zu den Zungen zuströmen läßt und daher die Stärke der Tongebung von der Behandlung der Bälge (durch die Füße) abhängig macht …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • expression — *phrase, locution, idiom …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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