🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

expression

Pronunciation / Transliteration: expression

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Expression/ɪkˈsprɛʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"C'est une expression courante."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The process of making known one's thoughts or feelings.

    "Try to find an artistic expression for your emotions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'expression' originates from the Latin 'expressio', meaning 'a pressing out'. It evolved through Middle French 'expression', maintaining the sense of conveying thoughts or feelings, particularly in artistic contexts.

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