colloquialism vs expression

expression vs colloquialism

colloquialism and expression both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
colloquialism	Yes	No	No	No
expression	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, expression is a hypernym of colloquialism; that is, expression is a word with a broader meaning than colloquialism:

colloquialism: a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
expression: the style of expressing yourself

Other hypernyms of colloquialism include formulation.

colloquialism (noun)	expression (noun)
a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech	the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing
	the feelings expressed on a person's face
	a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
	the style of expressing yourself
	expression without words
	a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
	the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
	a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
	(genetics) the process of expressing a gene

Difference between colloquialism and expression

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