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(noun) effect
an outward appearance
he made a good impression; I wanted to create an impression of success; she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting
(noun) feeling, opinion, notion, belief
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
his impression of her was favorable; what are your feelings about the crisis?; it strengthened my belief in his sincerity; I had a feeling that she was lying
(noun) mental picture, picture
a clear and telling mental image
he described his mental picture of his assailant; he had no clear picture of himself or his world; the events left a permanent impression in his mind
(noun) printing
all the copies of a work printed at one time
they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies
(noun) stamp
a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
he put his stamp on the envelope
(noun) depression, imprint
a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud