noun
an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'
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the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title
• Syn: ↑title, ↑title of respect
• Hypernyms: ↑appellation, ↑denomination, ↑designation, ↑appellative
• Hyponyms:
↑Aga, ↑Agha, ↑Defender of the Faith, ↑Don, ↑Dona, ↑Frau, ↑Fraulein, ↑Hakham, ↑Herr, ↑Miss, ↑Mister, ↑Mr, ↑Mr., ↑Mrs, ↑Mrs., ↑Ms, ↑Ms., ↑Rabbi, ↑Reverend, ↑Senor, ↑Senora, ↑Senorita, ↑Signora, ↑Signorina, ↑Very Reverend, ↑Father, ↑Padre
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: a formula generally accepted as proper or suitable for addressing an individual of a particular rank or status either orally or in writing
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the name or title that you give someone when you speak or write to them
informal modes of address
Thesaurus: general words for names, and types of namehyponym to name, or to have a particular namesynonym
Main entry: address
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a name or title used in speaking or writing to a person of a specified rank or function
"Venerable" was the usual form of address for a priest at that time
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Main Entry: ↑form
Useful english dictionary. 2012.