expressions

Noun

expression (countable and uncountable, plural expressions)

1. The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
   • There are lots of great actresses who dress beautifully, but in the modern day, nearly all of them use stylists. They may know what they like—when they’re presented with gowns and outfits, they’re perfectly equipped to say yes or no—but you rarely get the sense that what they’re wearing is a true...2025 October 11, Stephanie Zacharek, “The Astonishing Versatility of Diane Keaton”, in TIME
2. A particular way of phrasing an idea.
3. A colloquialism or idiom.
   • The expression "break a leg!" should not be taken literally.
4. A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
   • They stared at the newcomer with a puzzled expression.
5. An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
6. The process of translating a gene into a protein.

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