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• Dear Sir — Studio album by Cat Power Released October, 1995 …   Wikipedia

• Dear Sir — ► the usual way of beginning a formal letter to a man whose name you do not know: »Dear Sir, I am writing to complain about the quality of the service I received last week. Main Entry: ↑Sir …   Financial and business terms

• Dear Sir or Madam — ► used to begin a formal letter when you do not know whether the person you are writing to is a man or a woman: »Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to inform you that I wish to cancel my credit card. Main Entry: ↑Sir …   Financial and business terms

• Dear Sir — polite salutation used at the beginning of a letter to a man …   English contemporary dictionary

• Dear Sir — used for beginning a letter to a man whose name you do not know …   English dictionary

• Dear Sir — …   Useful english dictionary

• Dear Sir and Madam — polite salutation used at the beginning of a letter to a man and woman …   English contemporary dictionary

• Sir — UK US /sɜːr/ noun [S] FORMAL ► a formal and polite way of speaking to a man: »May I help you, Sir? ● Dear Sir Cf. Dear Sir ● Dear Sir or Madam Cf. Dear Sir or Madam ● …   Financial and business terms

• Dear — as part of a formal greeting at the beginning of a letter, was introduced in the 15c in various formulas. Dear Sir and Dear Madam have become the most formal types, with Dear Mr Jones and Dear Mrs/Miss/Ms Jones serving as more socially neutral… …   Modern English usage

• dear — [dir] adj. [ME dere < OE deore, precious, costly, beloved, akin to Du duur, Ger teuer] 1. much loved; beloved 2. much valued; highly thought of; esteemed: used with a title or name as a polite form of address, as in writing letters [Dear Sir]… …   English World dictionary