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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

underexpression en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English expression English underexpression From under- + expression.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Insufficient or abnormally low expression
    • the underexpression of certain genes
    • your underexpression of passion

Forms

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underexpressions Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

overexpression · underexpressive · underexpresser