direct address
Americannoun
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Grammar. the use of a term or name for the person spoken to, as in securing the attention of that person; use of a vocative form.
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Computers. indirect address
Example Sentences
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"You are like the wind at daybreak, you are like a cherished vision," he sings in a direct address to the horse, named Rovach.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
At various points, Zarin shifts from third to first person, then integrates a second person voice, the book’s private reader, which becomes the object of a heightened strategy of direct address.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2024
What decisions did you make about using metatextual qualities and visual style and using direct address and other gimmicks to hold the viewer’s hand through the film?
From Salon • Oct. 26, 2023
That metadramatic direct address to readers defines the signature style of this weird hyper-self-aware mystery.
From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2023
Usually these are in the nature of a direct address to some person, place, or thing, and are distinguished one from another by the nature of the subject or the rules of form.
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide by Sylvester, Charles Herbert
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