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impressions

/ˌɪmˈpɹɛʃənz/

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What does impressions mean?

noun

  1. plural of impression

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of impression

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌɪmˈpɹɛʃənz/

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He awoke from a broken slumber, under the confused impressions which are naturally attendant on the recovery from a state of insensibility.
Walter ScottIvanhoe: A RomanceProject Gutenberg ebook #82
He revised impressions from a subsequent point of view, and the impulsive judgment of the moment was not always his permanent one.
Thomas HardyThe Mayor of CasterbridgeProject Gutenberg ebook #143
More book examples (3)
I saw some of the impressions referred to above, and they were certainly well developed, and very superior specimens of our art.
S. D. (Samuel Dwight) HumphreyAmerican Hand Book of the DaguerreotypeProject Gutenberg ebook #167
Mayham seems to have acted under some erroneous impressions of the independence of a legionary brigade, as he claimed his to be.
William Gilmore SimmsThe Life of Francis MarionProject Gutenberg ebook #843
Maternal Impressions.--Another curious fact associated with pregnancy is the apparent influence of the emotions of the mother on the child in utero.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747