pression

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/ˈpɹɛʃən/

noun

Pressure or an act of applying pressure.

OriginLatin pressiō, pressiōni ← Proto-Italic *pres- ← Proto-Indo-European *pres- →
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Meanings

nounpression (countable and uncountable, plural pressions)

plural pressions

  1. countablerareuncountablePressure or an act of applying pressure.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pres-
  3. Proto-Italic*pres-
  4. Latinpremō
  5. Latinpressiō, pressiōni
  6. Englishpression

Learned borrowing from Latin pressiō, pressiōnis.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pression

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Anagrams

nisperosporinessropiness
Cite this entry
APA

pression. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pression

MLA

“pression.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pression. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pression,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pression.

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