term of address

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term of address

noun terms of address

  1. A word or phrase used to address or refer to someone or something without using his, her, their or its name (for example, His Excellency or Your Honor).

    Similar: form of address, style

  2. A title used before someone's name when addressing them or referring to them (for example, Mister Jones or Lord Mountbatten).

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noun word or phrase used to address or refer to someone

Españoltérmino de tratamiento
한국어호칭 hoching
日本語呼びかけ方 yobikakekata
中文稱呼 /称呼 chēnghū, 稱謂 /称谓 chēngwèi
Portuguêstermo de tratamento, pronome de tratamento, forma de tratamento
Françaisterme d’adresse, forme d’adresse
DeutschAnredeform, Anrede
Русскийфо́рма обраще́ния fórma obraščénija, обраще́ние obraščénije

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@misc{term_of_address_2026,
  title = {term of address},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/term%20of%20address},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}