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expressivity

[ek-spre-siv-i-tee]
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noun
  1. the quality or state of being expressive.
  2. Genetics. the degree to which a particular gene produces its effect in an organism.
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Origin of expressivity

From the German word Expressivität, dating back to 1930–35. See expressive, -ity
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articulacyarticulatenessarticulationdictionexpressivenessfluencyloquacityorationoratoryrhetoric
British Dictionary definitions for expressivity

expressivity

noun
  1. (esp of a work of art) the quality of being expressive
  2. genetics the strength of the effect of a gene on the phenotype
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