English > expression: 9 senses > noun 4, communication| Meaning | A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations. |
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| Example | "pardon the expression" |
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| Synonyms | saying, locution |
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| Narrower | Beatitude | One of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount |
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| advice and consent | A legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's / President's powers of appointment and treaty-making |
| agrapha | sayings of Jesus not recorded in the canonical Gospels |
| ambiguity | An expression whose meaning / meaning cannot be determined from its context |
| anatomical reference, anatomical | An expression that relates to anatomy |
| calque, calque formation, loan translation | An expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language |
| dysphemism | An offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one |
| epigram, quip | A witty saying |
| euphemism | An inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh |
| idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase | An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred / inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up |
| logion | A saying of Jesus that is regarded as authentic although it is not recorded in the Gospels |
| maxim, axiom | A saying that is widely accepted on its own merits |
| motto, slogan, catchword, shibboleth | A favorite saying of a sect or political group |
| proverb, adage, saw, byword | A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people |
| shucks | An expression of disappointment or irritation |
| southernism | A locution or pronunciation peculiar to the southern United States |
| sumpsimus | A correct expression that takes the place of a popular but incorrect expression |
| tongue twister | An expression that is difficult to articulate clearly |
| Broader | speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication | (language) communication by word of mouth |
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| Spanish | dicho, expresión, locución, refrán |
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| Catalan | dita, expressió, locució, proverbi, refrany |
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English > expression: 9 senses > noun 5, communication| Meaning | The style of expressing yourself. |
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| Example | "his manner of expression showed how much he cared" |
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| Synonym | formulation |
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| Narrower | Americanism | An expression / expression that is characteristic of English as spoken by Americans |
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| Anglicism, Briticism, Britishism | An expression / expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English) |
| archaism, archaicism | The use of an archaic expression |
| boilerplate | standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories |
| colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| honorific | An expression of respect |
| parlance, idiom | A manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language |
| sentimentalism | The excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form |
| wording, diction, phrasing, phraseology, choice of words, verbiage | The manner in which something is expressed in words |
| Broader | 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 |
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| Spanish | expresión |
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| Catalan | expressió |
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