🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

expressão

Pronunciation / Transliteration: expressão

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Expression/ɪkˈsprɛʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Esta é uma expressão comum."

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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', which means 'a pressing out'. It evolved through Old French 'expression', entering Middle English in the late 14th century, where it began to encompass meanings related to conveying thoughts and emotions.

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