addressing

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addressing

  • /əˈdɹɛsɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɛsɪŋ

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of address For quotations using this term, see Citations:addressing.

noun addressings

  1. uncountable, usually A process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail
  2. uncountable, usually Any of several methods of locating and accessing information within storage
  3. uncountable, usually A mode, manner, or form of direct speech to an audience. 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

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Closest in meaning: work, destination, treat, deal, speak to, savoir-faire, turn to, speak, speech, accost, handle, direct, cover, plow, computer address, study

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noun the process of placing an address on something

Portuguêsendereçamento
Françaisadressage

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"addressing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/addressing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

addressing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/addressing

Chicago

"addressing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/addressing.

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@misc{addressing_2026,
  title = {addressing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/addressing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}