used in conventional forms of address preceding a title or name, as in Dear Sir or my dear Mr Smith (postpositive) followed by to: important; close: a wish dear to her heart
The Daily Record (Maryland): ‘Dear Sir or Madam’ is outmoded at best, offensive at worst
I recently attended a thought-provoking webinar CLE conducted by the Association of Corporate Counsel. The title was Gender Inclusive Legal Writing and Communications (Why “Dear Sir or Madam Must Go”) ...
Daily Mail: The end of 'Dear Sir/Madam'? Leading law firm drops traditional introduction on letters and tells staff to instead use recipient's name to be more 'gender-neutral'
A leading law firm which represents some of the UK's richest men and women is set to ditch 'Dear Sir/Madam' from its letters. Withers LLP, which has offices around the world, including London, has ...
The end of 'Dear Sir/Madam'? Leading law firm drops traditional introduction on letters and tells staff to instead use recipient's name to be more 'gender-neutral'
The meaning of DEAR is highly valued : precious —often used in a salutation. How to use dear in a sentence.
DEAR definition: 1. loved or liked very much: 2. used at the beginning of a letter to greet the person you are…. Learn more.
From Middle English dere, from Old English dīere (“of great value or excellence, expensive, beloved”), from Proto-West Germanic *diurī, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz (“dear, precious, expensive”).
If something is dear to you or dear to your heart, you care deeply about it. This is a subject very dear to the hearts of academics up and down the country.