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address(2)(dictionary)
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address(1) (iou)



address noun. M16.
[Partly from ADDRESS verb, partly from Old & mod. French adresse.]
I. Direction.
The act of approaching or applying to anyone; esp. (and now only, in pl.) dutiful or courteous approach, courtship. M16.
Goldsmith Farmer Williams..had paid her his addresses.
The action of sending or dedicating something written. M17-E18.
A discourse delivered to an audience; a formal speech of congratulation, thanks, etc. M17.
public address system: see PUBLIC adjective & noun.
A. Wilson The judge's address to the jury was..different.
Manner in conversation. arch. L17.
W. Stevens A funny foreigner of meek address.
The superscription of a letter etc.; the name of the place to which anyone's letters etc. are directed; one's place of residence. E18.
form of address a name, title, etc., used in addressing a person.
Joyce The partially obliterated address and postmark. E. Hemingway I got into the cab and gave the driver the address of Simmons.
b. Computing. A sequence of bits which identifies a particular location in a data processing system. M20.
direct address: see DIRECT adjective. relative address: see RELATIVE adjective & noun. symbolic address: see SYMBOLIC adjective.
The action of dispatching (esp. a ship, to a person or place). L19.
II. Preparation.
Attire, dress. L16-M17.
General preparedness; skill, dexterity. L16.
P. G. Wodehouse He saved me with the most consummate address from a large shaggy dog.
The action of making ready; preparation. M17-L18.
Milton She makes address to speak.
Addressograph noun (proprietary name for) a machine for printing addresses E20.