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Adverb
[edit]adv. 1. Transport by express: to travel express. 2. [Obs.]expressly. https://www.wordreference.com/definition/express
--Backinstadiums (talk) 10:37, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
Pronunciation
[edit]According to the Longman Pronunciation Dictionary:
In a stress-shifting environment the adjective or noun is sometimes /ˌEksprEs/, as if underlyingly /ˌEksˈprEs◂/: ˌExpressˈ Dairies. There is usually no stress-shifting in the verb: to exˌpress ˈsympathy. JMGN (talk) 15:45, 3 October 2024 (UTC)