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expression

One entry found.

Main Entry:
ex·pres·sion Listen to the pronunciation of expression
Pronunciation:
\ik-ˈspresh-ən\
Function:
noun
1 a: something that manifests, represents, reflects, embodies, or symbolizes something else <the first clinical expression of a disease> b (1): the detectable effect of a gene; also : the sum of the processes (as transcription and translation) by which a gene is manifested in the phenotype <gene expression can be controlled by regulatory proteins that bind to specific sites on DNA — Mark Ptashne> (2): expressivity2: facial aspect or vocal intonation as indicative of feeling3: an act or product of pressing out

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