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form of ad·dress

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. title, title of respect, form of addressnoun

    an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'

    "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title"

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  1. form of address

    A form of address is a polite or respectful way of addressing or referring to a person in spoken or written communication. It typically entails the use of titles, honorifics or specific words that reflect the person's rank, profession, academic degree, age, marital status, or other social or professional status. Examples include Mr., Mrs., Dr., Professor, Sir, Your Majesty, etc.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of form of address in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of form of address in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of form of address in a Sentence

  1. Oliver Herford:

    Darling: the popular form of address used in speaking to a person of the opposite sex whose name you cannot at the moment recall

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    a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
    A denudate
    B abase
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