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FORM OF ADDRESS

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. 'Mr.' or 'General'

Example:

the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title

Synonyms:

form of address; title; title of respect

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("form of address" is a kind of...):

appellation; appellative; denomination; designation (identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "form of address"):

Father; Padre ('Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); 'Padre' is frequently used in the military)

Very Reverend (a title of respect for various ecclesiastical officials (as cathedral deans and canons and others))

Signorina (an Italian title or form of address for an unmarried woman)

Signora (an Italian title or form of address for a married woman)

Senorita (a Spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman; similar to the English 'Miss')

Senora (a Spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the English 'Mrs' or 'madam')

Senor (a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English 'Mr' or 'sir')

Reverend (a title of respect for a clergyman)

Rabbi (a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher)

Ms; Ms. (a form of address for a woman)

Mrs; Mrs. (a form of address for a married woman)

Mister; Mr; Mr. (a form of address for a man)

Miss (a form of address for an unmarried woman)

Herr (a German courtesy title or form of address for a man)

Hakham (a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man)

Fraulein (a German courtesy title or form of address for an unmarried woman)

Frau (a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman)

Dona (a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman)

Don (a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename)

Defender of the Faith (a title that Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII and later withdrew; parliament restored the title and it has been used by English sovereigns ever since)

Aga; Agha (title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey))

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