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addressee

.ædre'si:3 senses · 322 ms
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noun/ˌædɹɛˈsiː/
  1. 1

    The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended.

  2. 2

    A person or entity to whom discourse is directed, or the words referring to such an entity.

    • Person is a grammatical property which is overtly manifested in so-called Personal Pronouns: forms which include the speaker (I/we) are said to be ‘first personʼ Pronouns; forms which include the addressee (you) and not the speaker are said

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