pre-address

ad·dress

P p

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun uh-dres, ad-res; verb uh-dres]
- /noun əˈdrɛs, ˈæd rɛs; verb əˈdrɛs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun uh-dres, ad-res; verb uh-dres]
- /noun əˈdrɛs, ˈæd rɛs; verb əˈdrɛs/

Definitions of pre-address word

noun pre-address a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons: the president's address on the state of the economy. 1
noun pre-address a direction as to the intended recipient, written on or attached to a piece of mail. 1
noun pre-address the place or the name of the place where a person, organization, or the like is located or may be reached: What is your address when you're in Des Moines? 1
noun pre-address manner of speaking to persons; personal bearing in conversation. 1
noun pre-address skillful and expeditious management; ready skill; dispatch: to handle a matter with address. 1
noun pre-address Computers. a label, as an integer, symbol, or other set of characters, designating a location, register, etc., where information is stored in computer memory. a set of characters designating an email account: Her email address ends in “.net,” not “.com.”. a set of characters designating the location of a website or a particular computer or other device on a network: He visits that website so often that its complete address comes up whenever he types its first letter into the address bar. See also URL. 1

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English adressen to adorn < Middle French adresser. See a-5, dress

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".