"T-V distinction" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: T-V distinctions [plural]
Etymology: From Latin tū (“thou, singular you”) and vōs (“ye, plural you”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|tu|tū|thou, singular you}} Latin tū (“thou, singular you”), {{m|la|vos|vōs|ye, plural you}} vōs (“ye, plural you”) Head templates: {{en-noun|head=T-V distinction}} T-V distinction (plural T-V distinctions)
  1. (sociolinguistics) The distinction between a formal and an informal second-person pronoun in some languages. Wikipedia link: T-V distinction Categories (topical): Sociolinguistics

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