Kilo Lingo

/əˈdres/

Line drawing of address
Coloured illustration of address
#953 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

The number, street and town where a person lives or where a letter is sent.

Word origin

From Old French adresser, meaning to send something straight to a place.

Origin
Old French
Root
adresser

Grammar

Gender
Pluraladdresses

Examples

envelope.

Here "address" is where you live, so the letter can find you.

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An "email address" is where an email is sent.

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"Addresses" is the plural form of "address".

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This word is part of lesson 20.