how to pronounce expression

/ɪksˈpɹɛʃən/

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expression is pronounced in three syllables

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ɪkspɹɛʃən

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An example use of expression in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… they had the expression that says if she …”

meaning of expression

Expression is the act of expressing something, or the state of being expressed.

expression frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word expression occurs in english on average 32 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics expression can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that expression can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) leisure and entertainment;

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