different between addressee vs mesioproximal

English

Etymology

address +? -ee

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i?

Noun

addressee (plural addressees)

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

   • 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 person? Pronouns; forms which include the addressee (you) and not the speaker are said to be ‘second person? Pronouns; while forms which exclude both speaker and addressee (he/she/it/they) are ‘third person? Pronouns.

Related terms

• address
• addresser
• recipient

Translations

English

Etymology

mesio- +? proximal

Adjective

mesioproximal (not comparable)

1. (linguistics) In the description of languages with a four-way distinction for demonstratives, refers to a demonstrative which indicates something near the addressee.

Related terms

• proximal (near the speaker)
• distal (far off or out of sight)
• mesiodistal (near neither the speaker nor the addressee but not far off)