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expression vs colloquialism

colloquialism vs expression

expression and colloquialism both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expression Yes No No No
colloquialism Yes No No No
As nouns, colloquialism is a hyponym of expression; that is, colloquialism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expression:
  • expression: the style of expressing yourself
  • colloquialism: a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
Other hyponyms of expression include sentimentalism, honorific, archaicism, archaism, boilerplate, idiom, parlance, Americanism, Anglicism, Briticism, Britishism, choice of words, diction, phraseology, phrasing, verbiage, wording, hyperbolism.
expression (noun) colloquialism (noun)
the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
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 expression and colloquialism

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