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The expression of ideas or feelings is the showing of them through words, actions, or artistic activities.
Laughter is one of the most infectious expressions of emotion.
From Cairo came expressions of regret at the attack.
...the rights of the individual to freedom of expression...
Her concern has now found expression in the new environmental protection act.
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Your expression is the way that your face looks at a particular moment. It shows what you are thinking or feeling.
The civil servant's expression, however, did not change, not so much as by a flicker.
Levin sat there, an expression of sadness on his face.
The face is entirely devoid of expression.
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Expression is the showing of feeling when you are acting, singing, or playing a musical instrument.
I don't sing perfectly in tune, but I think I put more expression into my lyrics than a lot of other singers do.
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An expression is a word or phrase.
She spoke in a quiet voice but used remarkably coarse expressions.
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In mathematics, an expression is a symbol or equation which represents a quantity or problem. (TECHNICAL)
This forms the basis for our mathematical expression for the electric field.
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