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Express

/ɛk.ˈspɹɛs/

A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly.

📖 Definitions of "Express"

noun

1
A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly.
"I took the express into town."
2
A service that allows mail or money to be sent rapidly from one destination to another.
3
An express rifle.
4
A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration.

adjective

1
Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.
2
Specific or precise; directly and distinctly stated; not merely implied.
"I gave him express instructions not to begin until I arrived, but he ignored me."
3
Truly depicted; exactly resembling.
"In my eyes it bore a livelier image of the spirit, it seemed more express and single, than the imperfect and divided countenance."
4
(retail) Providing a more limited but presumably faster service than a full or complete dealer of the same kind or type.
"Some Wal-Mart stores will include a McDonald's Express."

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