pression

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English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pressiō, pressiōnis.

Pronunciation

Noun

pression (countable and uncountable, plural pressions)

  1. (rare) Pressure or an act of applying pressure.

References

  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pressiō, pressiōnis.

Pronunciation

Noun

pression c (singular definite pressionen, plural indefinite pressioner)

  1. (countable or uncountable) pressure
    • 2017, Wolfgang Stolzenburg, Red Sea, Blue Ocean, Black Water - politisk thriller, Saxo Publish, →ISBN:
      Ja, jeg kan forstå, at man betragter henvendelsen som politisk pression. Der lægges formentlig også pres på andre lande i EU, der ser med voksende skepsis på hele den tyrkiske musik. - OK. Men hvis der er en dansk vinkel, hvorfor sætter  ...
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    • 2009, Peter Nørbæk Hansen Palle Qvist, Samfundslex, Gyldendal Uddannelse, →ISBN, page 365:
      ... hele befolkningen, selv skal stå for produktion af programmer, bør støtte den nationale kultur, følge den politiske debat, være selvstændige og modstå økonomisk og politisk pression samt have høj teknisk standard. public service- kontrakt.
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    • 1970, Denmark. Regeringsudvalget vedrørende Danmarks Sikkerhedspolitik, Problemer omkring dansk sikkerhedspolitik: en redegørelse fra det sagkyndige udvalg:
      ... trusler om militær magtanvendelse, men et spørgsmål om at værne om de eksisterende samfund og som et væsentligt element heri om at bevare den nationale handlefrihed, hvis man stilles over for en trussel om politisk pression udefra.
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    Synonym: pres n

Declension

Declension of pression
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pression pressionen pressioner pressionerne
genitive pressions pressionens pressioners pressionernes

Derived terms

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pressiō, pressiōnis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɛ.sjɔ̃/, /pʁe.sjɔ̃/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔ̃

Noun

pression f (plural pressions)

  1. (countable or uncountable) pressure
  2. (medicine, physics, uncountable) pressure
  3. (countable) popper (UK), snap (US) (fastener)

Derived terms

Further reading

Interlingua

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pressiō, pressiōnis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pression (plural pressiones)

  1. (countable or uncountable) pressure
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