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address
[ noun uh-dres, ad-res; verb uh-dres ]
/ noun ÉĖdrÉs, ĖƦd rÉs; verb ÉĖdrÉs /
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Definition of address
noun
verb (used with object), adĀ·dressed, adĀ·dressĀ·ing.
verb (used without object), adĀ·dressed or adĀ·drest, adĀ·dressĀ·ing.Obsolete.
to make an appeal.
to make preparations.
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Origin of address
synonym study for address
1. See speech.
OTHER WORDS FROM address
Words nearby address
addled, addlepated, addn., addnl., add-on, address, addressable, address bar, addressee, addressing machine, Addressograph
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British Dictionary definitions for address
address
/ (ÉĖdrÉs) /
noun
verb -dresses, -dressing or -dressed or obsolete, or poetic -drest (tr)
Derived forms of address
addresser or addressor, nounWord Origin for address
C14: (in the sense: to make right, adorn) and c15 (in the modern sense: to direct words): via Old French from Vulgar Latin addrictiÄre (unattested) to make straight, direct oneself towards, from Latin ad- to + dÄ«rectus direct
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