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expression mark

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noun

  1. one of a set of musical directions, usually in Italian, indicating how a piece or passage is to be performed

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His shorn-sided haircut and stricken expression mark him as someone Big Brother would surely have put out of circulation already.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2017

Rounded periods and classic expression mark every polished phrase.

From Prowling about Panama by Miller, George A.

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