Addressing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈdɹɛsɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Addressing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of address.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of address.
More Meanings
- A process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail
- (computing) Any of several methods of locating and accessing information within storage
- (linguistics) A mode, manner, or form of direct speech to an audience.
Example Sentences
For quotations using this term, see Citations:addressing.
Just as a social inferior should not adopt a domineering structure of words and addressings, so a social superior must manage to inject just the right degree of condescension into his or her locutions
Word Forms
- addressings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include work, destination, treat, deal, savoir-faire, speak.
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