"pression" meaning in English

See pression in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹɛʃən/ Forms: pressions [plural]
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  1. (rare) Pressure or an act of applying pressure. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable

Inflected forms

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