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Addressing

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
əˈdɹɛsɪŋ

Definitions

  1. A process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail
  2. Any of several methods of locating and accessing information within storage
  3. A mode, manner, or form of direct speech to an audience.

Equivalents

Françaisadressage
Portuguêsendereçamento
العربيةالمخاطبة
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Examples

Just as a social inferior should not adopt a domineering structure of words and addressings, so a social superior must manage to inject just the right degree of condescension into his or her locutions”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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