"term of address" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: terms of address [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|terms of address}} term of address (plural 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). Synonyms: form of address, style Related terms: term of endearment Translations (word or phrase used to address or refer to someone): դիմելաձեւ (dimelajew) (Armenian), 稱呼 /称呼 (chēnghū) (Chinese Mandarin), 稱謂 /称谓 (chēngwèi) (Chinese Mandarin), puhuttelusana (Finnish), terme d’adresse [masculine] (French), forme d’adresse [feminine] (French), Anredeform [feminine] (German), Anrede [feminine] (German), megszólítás (Hungarian), 呼びかけ方 (yobikakekata) (alt: よびかけかた) (Japanese), 호칭 (hoching) (Korean), zwrot [masculine] (Polish), termo de tratamento [masculine] (Portuguese), pronome de tratamento [masculine] (Portuguese), forma de tratamento [feminine] (Portuguese), фо́рма обраще́ния (fórma obraščénija) [feminine] (Russian), обраще́ние (obraščénije) [neuter] (Russian), término de tratamiento [masculine] (Spanish), tilltalsord [neuter] (Swedish), tilltalsfras (Swedish), фо́рма зверта́ння (fórma zvertánnja) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-term_of_address-en-noun-vBqG~hUw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of 'word or phrase used to address or refer to someone': 88 12
  2. A title used before someone's name when addressing them or referring to them (for example, Mister Jones or Lord Mountbatten).
    Sense id: en-term_of_address-en-noun-x482xzXi

Inflected forms

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          "refer",
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          "someone",
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          "something",
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          "name",
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          "word": "դիմելաձեւ"
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          "word": "稱呼 /称呼"
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
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          "word": "terme d’adresse"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
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          "word": "forme d’adresse"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
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          "word": "Anredeform"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
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          ],
          "word": "Anrede"
        },
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
          "word": "megszólítás"
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          "alt": "よびかけかた",
          "code": "ja",
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          "roman": "yobikakekata",
          "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
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          "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
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          "word": "termo de tratamento"
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          "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
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          "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
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          "roman": "fórma obraščénija",
          "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "фо́рма обраще́ния"
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          "word": "término de tratamiento"
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          "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "fórma zvertánnja",
          "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
          "word": "фо́рма зверта́ння"
        }
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    },
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      "word": "稱呼 /称呼"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
      "word": "稱謂 /称谓"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
      "word": "puhuttelusana"
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    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Anredeform"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
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      ],
      "word": "Anrede"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
      "word": "megszólítás"
    },
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      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
      "word": "呼びかけ方"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hoching",
      "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
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    },
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "termo de tratamento"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pronome de tratamento"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "forma de tratamento"
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      "roman": "fórma obraščénija",
      "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "фо́рма обраще́ния"
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obraščénije",
      "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
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      "word": "обраще́ние"
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    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
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      "word": "término de tratamiento"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "tilltalsord"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
      "word": "tilltalsfras"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "fórma zvertánnja",
      "sense": "word or phrase used to address or refer to someone",
      "word": "фо́рма зверта́ння"
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