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Definisjon av Expression

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Noun
expression - the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
look, aspect, facial expression, face
visage, countenance the appearance conveyed by a person's face; "a pleasant countenance"; "a stern visage"
leer a suggestive or sneering look or grin
expression - expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"
manifestation, reflection, reflexion
demo, demonstration a show of military force or preparedness; "he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations"
lamentation, mourning the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
act something that people do or cause to happen
expression - the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions; "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"; "the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours"
verbal expression, verbalism
communicating, communication something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
articulation, voice the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible
cold turkey complete and abrupt withdrawal of all addictive drugs or anything else on which you have become dependent; "he quit smoking cold turkey"; "she quit her job cold turkey"
expression - (genetics) the process of expressing a gene
biological process, organic process a process occurring in living organisms
genetic science, genetics the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
expression - the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing; "the expression of milk from her breast"
squeezing, squeeze the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space; "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"
Expression - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"
saying, expression, locution
oral communication, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, language, speech the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
beatitude one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed); "her favorite Beatitude is `Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth'"
logion a saying of Jesus that is regarded as authentic although it is not recorded in the Gospels
calque, calque formation, loan translation an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language; "`superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'"
advice and consent a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making
ambiguity unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
euphemism an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
dysphemism an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one; "his favorite dysphemism was to ask for axle grease when he wanted butter"
shucks an expression of disappointment or irritation
tongue twister an expression that is difficult to articulate clearly; "`rubber baby buggy bumper' is a tongue twister"
anatomical, anatomical reference an expression that relates to anatomy
southernism an attitude characteristic of Southerners (especially in the US)
motto, slogan, catchword, shibboleth a favorite saying of a sect or political group
axiom, maxim (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident
epigram, quip a witty saying
adage, byword, proverb, saw a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, idiom, phrase an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
agrapha sayings of Jesus not recorded in the canonical Gospels
Expression - the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
formulation, expression
expressive style, style a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper"
sentimentalism a predilection for sentimentality
honorific an expression of respect; "the Japanese use many honorifics"
archaicism, archaism the use of an archaic expression
boilerplate thick plate iron used in the production of boilers
colloquialism a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
parlance, idiom a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
americanism a custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens
briticism, anglicism, britishism a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens
Expression - 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"
construction, grammatical construction, expression
misconstruction an ungrammatical constituent
grammatical constituent, constituent (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
adjunct a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence
clause (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
complement something added to complete or embellish or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish"
involution the action of enfolding something
phrase dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence
Expression - a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
formula, expression
mathematical statement a statement of a mathematical relation
math, mathematics, maths a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
sentential function formal expression containing variables; becomes a sentence when variables are replaced by constants
primitive a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms; "`pick' is the primitive from which `picket' is derived"
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Substantiv
Expression - A particular way of phrasing an idea.
Expression - A colloquialism or idiom.
Expression - A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
Expression - An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
Expression - The process of translating a gene into a protein.
Expression - A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
Expression - Of a mother, the process of expressing milk.

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