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im·pres·sion  (?m-pr?sh??n)n.1. An effect, feeling, or image retained as a consequence of experience: Seeing the glacier made a big impression on us.2. A vague notion, remembrance, or belief: I have the impression that we have met once before.3. A mark produced on a surface by pressure.4. The act or process of impressing: The impression of the company’s name in the products is done by machine.5. Printing a. All the copies of a publication printed at one time from the same set of type.b. A single copy of such a printing.6. A humorous imitation of the voice and mannerisms of a famous person.7. An initial or single coat of color or paint.8. Dentistry An imprint of the teeth and surrounding tissues, formed with a plastic material that hardens into a mold for use in making dentures, inlays, or plastic models.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.impression (?m?pr???n) n1. an effect produced in the mind by a stimulus; sensation: he gave the impression of wanting to help. 2. an imprint or mark produced by pressing: he left the impression of his finger in the mud. 3. a vague idea, consciousness, or belief: I had the impression we had met before. 4. a strong, favourable, or remarkable effect: he made an impression on the managers. 5. the act of impressing or the state of being impressed6. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing a. the act, process, or result of printing from type, plates, etcb. one of a number of printings of a publication printed from the same setting of type with no or few alterations. Compare edition2c. the total number of copies of a publication printed at one time7. (Dentistry) dentistry an imprint of the teeth and gums, esp in wax or plaster, for use in preparing crowns, inlays, or dentures8. an imitation or impersonation: he did a funny impression of the politician. im?pressional adj im?pressionally advCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014im?pres?sion (?m?pr?? ?n) n. 1. a strong effect produced on the intellect, feelings, or senses. 2. the effect produced by an agency or influence. 3. a somewhat vague awareness: a general impression of distant voices. 4. a mark produced by pressure. 5. an image in the mind caused by something external to it. 6. the act of impressing or the state of being impressed. 7. an imprint of the teeth or gums taken in plastic material that forms a mold in dentistry. 8. a caricatured imitation of a usu. famous person by an entertainer. 9. a. the process or result of printing from type, plates, an engraved block, etc. b. one of a number of printings made at different times from the same set of type. c. all the copies, as of a book, printed at one time from one setting of type or from one set of plates. [1325?75; Middle English

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