address
The origin and history of address.
Etymology
From Old French adrecier, "to straighten, to direct," from Latin dirigere, "to guide" — the same root that gives us "direct."
The origin and history of address.
From Old French adrecier, "to straighten, to direct," from Latin dirigere, "to guide" — the same root that gives us "direct."
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