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impression

[ im-presh-uhn ]
/ ɪmˈprɛʃ ən /
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noun
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Origin of impression

1325–75; Middle English impressio(u)n<Latin impressiōn- (stem of impressiō), equivalent to impress(us) (see impress1) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM impression

im·pres·sion·al, adjectiveim·pres·sion·al·ly, adverbim·pres·sion·less, adjectivepre·im·pres·sion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for impression

impression
/ (ɪmˈprɛʃən) /

noun

Derived forms of impression

impressional, adjectiveimpressionally, adverb
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Other Idioms and Phrases with impression

impression

see make an impression under the impression.

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