Expression

  • 21expression */*/*/ — UK [ɪkˈspreʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms expression : singular expression plural expressions 1) [countable] a word or phrase He uses childish expressions like easy peasy . Avoid colloquial expressions that are out of place in an academic essay. 2)… …

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  • 22expression —    by Claire Colebrook    Expression is one of Deleuze s most intense concepts. If we take Deleuze s definition of a concept that it is a philosophical creation that produces an intensive set of ordinates then expression can be understood as… …

    The Deleuze dictionary

  • 23expression —    by Claire Colebrook    Expression is one of Deleuze s most intense concepts. If we take Deleuze s definition of a concept that it is a philosophical creation that produces an intensive set of ordinates then expression can be understood as… …

    The Deleuze dictionary

  • 24expression — ex|pres|sion [ ık spreʃn ] noun *** 1. ) count a look on someone s face that shows what their thoughts or feelings are: expression on: She had a puzzled expression on her face. expression of: I noticed his expression of disgust. 2. ) count or… …

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  • 25expression — [[t]ɪkspre̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ expressions 1) N VAR: usu N of n 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 …

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  • 26expression — expressional, adj. expressionless, adj. expressionlessly, adv. /ik spresh euhn/, n. 1. the act of expressing or setting forth in words: the free expression of political opinions. 2. a particular word, phrase, or form of words: old fashioned… …

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  • 27expression — noun 1) the free expression of opposition views Syn: utterance, uttering, voicing, pronouncement, declaration, articulation, assertion, setting forth; dissemination, circulation, communication, spreading, promulgation 2) an expression of sympathy …

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  • 28expression — n. phrase 1) a colloquial; common; elliptical; figurative; fixed; hackneyed, trite; idiomatic; technical expression look 2) an angry; dead pan; grave, serious; happy; intense; pained; pleasant; puzzled, quizzical; vacuous expression (she had a… …

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  • 29expression — /əkˈsprɛʃən / (say uhk spreshuhn), /ɛk / (say ek ) noun 1. the act of expressing or setting forth in words: the expression of opinions; the expression of ideas. 2. a particular word, phrase, or form of words: archaic expressions. 3. the manner or …

  • 30expression — noun 1) the free expression of their views Syn: utterance, uttering, voicing, declaration, articulation 2) an expression of sympathy Syn: indication, demonstration, show, exhibition, token …

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