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impression

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  1. idea                  
 
im.pres.sion \im-'presh-*n\ \-'presh-n*l, -*n-*l\ n 1: the act of 
   impressing : as  1a: an affecting by stamping or pressing  1b: a 
   communicating of a mold, trait, or character by an external force or  
   influence 2: the effect produced by impressing : as  2a: a stamp, form, or 
   figure resulting from physical contact  2b: an imprint of the teeth and 
   adjacent portions  2c: an esp. marked influence or effect on feeling, 
   sense, or mind  3a: a characteristic trait or feature resulting from 
   influence  3b: an effect of alteration or improvement  3c: a telling image 
   impressed on the senses or the mind  4a: the amount of pressure with which 
   an inked printing surface deposits it s ink on the paper 4b: one instance 
   of the meeting of a printing surface and the material bein g printed; also 
   : a single print or copy so made 4c: all the copies of a book or other 
   publication printed in one continuous  operation from a single makeready 5: 
   a usu. indistinct or imprecise notion or remembrance  6a: the first coat of 
   color in painting  6b: a coat of paint for ornament or preservation  7: an 
   imitation or representation of salient features in an artistic or the 
   atrical medium; esp : an imitation in caricature of a noted personality as 
   a form of theatrical entertainment - im.pres.sion.al aj