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address [ a·d·d·ress ]

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əˈdres, ˈædres ]
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əˈdres ]
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Noun

1. The particulars of the place where someone lives or an organization is situated.

He gave no further details other than his address.

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2. The place where someone lives or an organization is situated.

Munich is now one of the premier addresses in international aviation.

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3. A string of characters that identifies a destination for email messages or the location of a website.

Customers are also able to send photo messages to email addresses.

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4. A binary number that identifies a particular location in a data storage system or computer memory.

a numerical value which acts as a storage address for the data

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5. A formal speech delivered to an audience.

He delivered a pithy address on old England sports.

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6. A person's manner of speaking to someone else.

his address was abrupt and unceremonious

7. (addresses) Courteous or amorous approaches to someone.

She is prevented by motives of delicacy from accepting the renewal of his addresses.

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8. Skill, dexterity, or readiness.

William extricated himself from his difficulty with considerable address.

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Verb

1. Write the name and address of the intended recipient on (an envelope, letter, or parcel)

The envelope was correctly addressed and had a first class stamp.

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2. Speak to (a person or an assembly)

she addressed the open-air meeting

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3. (address someone as) Name someone (in the specified way) when talking to them.

Instead of being called ‘Master’ by his disciples, he is addressed as ‘Rabbi.’

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4. (address something to) Say or write remarks or a protest to.

I think you need to address those remarks to him.

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5. Think about and begin to deal with (an issue or problem)

How do we begin to address the issue of vandalism?

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6. Take up one's stance and prepare to hit (the ball)

Walk around to address the ball while keeping the marker in view.

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Origin

1. Middle English (as a verb in the senses ‘set upright’ and ‘guide, direct’, hence ‘write directions for delivery on’ and ‘direct spoken words to’): from Old French, based on Latin ad- ‘towards’ + directus (see direct). The noun is of mid 16th-century origin in the sense ‘act of approaching or speaking to someone’.

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