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   Express, n. [Cf. F. exprès a messenger.]
   A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration. [Obs.]
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   The only remanent express of Christ's sacrifice on earth.
   Jer. Taylor.
   
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   A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier; hence, a regular and fast conveyance; commonly, a company or system for the prompt and safe transportation of merchandise or parcels.
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   An express office.
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   She charged him . . . to ask at the express if anything came up from town.
   E. E. Hale.
   
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   That which is sent by an express messenger or message. [Obs.]
   Eikon Basilike.
   
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   a railway train or bus for transporting passengers or goods with speed and punctuality; a train or bus that does not stop at certain stations. Contrasted to local; as, take the express to get there faster.
   Syn. -- express train. 
   PJC
   Express office, an office where packages for an express are received or delivered. -- Express train, a railway train (such as a subway train) that does not stop at certain stations, but only at stations designated express stops.
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   Express train. Formerly, a railroad train run expressly for the occasion; a special train; now, a train run at express or special speed and making few stops.
   Webster 1913 Suppl.