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
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
The film begins with Hildy describing her life in a small seaside town in Massachusetts, first in voice-over and then in a direct address to the camera.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
Sometimes a noun or a pronoun is used in direct address or in an exclamation, without having any grammatical relation to the rest of the sentence.
From Business English A Practice Book by Rose Buhlig
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