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
“Today I initiated a phone call with the president of the Russian Federation,” Zelensky said in a direct address to the Russian people he gave on the eve of the war.
From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2023
Blue and Josh, now roaming around Manhattan, are still confounded by visual puzzles relating to colors and shapes, and once sufficiently stumped, they still ask the audience to get involved in direct address.
From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2022
To separate words or phrases of direct address from the context.
From Punctuation A Primer of Information about the Marks of Punctuation and their Use Both Grammatically and Typographically by Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William)
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