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address [əˈdrɛs]

1 address verb
  • to write on an envelope, package, letter, etc., the name and address of the person or business it is being sent to
  • to speak to (a person or group)
  • to use a specified name or title when speaking or writing to (someone)—+ as

2 address noun
  • the words and numbers that are used to describe the location of a building and that are written on letters, envelopes, and packages so that they can be mailed to that location
  • the letters, numbers, and symbols that are used to direct an e-mail message or to show the location of a site on the Internet
  • a formal speech