/ɛk.spʁɛs/
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express, fast; espresso
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Word origin
Borrowed from English 'express', itself from Latin expressus ('clearly stated, pressed out'), from exprimere.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- expressus
- English cognates
- express, press, expression
Grammar
Examples
Marseille.
We took an express train to Marseille.
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I would like an espresso, please.
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Express post arrives within twenty-four hours.
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She took a crash course lasting two weeks.
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This expressway links the town to the airport.
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