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dear Sir or Madam

dear Sir or Madam phrase: used as the salutation at the beginning of a formal letter when addressing persons of unknown gender.

Phrase

dear Sir or Madam

  1. Used as the salutation at the beginning of a formal letter when addressing persons of unknown gender.

Forms of dear Sir or Madam

alternative formdear sir
alternative formdear Sir/Madam
alternative formdear Sirs
alternative formdear sirs
alternative formDear Sirs or Madams

Questions about dear Sir or Madam

What does dear Sir or Madam mean?
Dear Sir or Madam means used as the salutation at the beginning of a formal letter when addressing persons of unknown gender.
What part of speech is dear Sir or Madam?
Dear Sir or Madam is a phrase.

Words near dear Sir or Madam in the dictionary

  1. Dear Leader
  2. Dear Leaders
  3. dear Lord
  4. dear me
  5. dear Sir
  6. dear Sir or Madam
  7. dear Sir/Madam
  8. dear sirs
  9. Dear Sirs or Madams
  10. dearborn
  11. Dearborn County

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