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SIR

Pronunciation (US):

• SIR (noun)
The noun SIR has 2 senses:

1. term of address for a man
2. a title used before the name of knight or baronet

Familiarity information: SIR used as a noun is rare.

• SIR (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Term of address for a man

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("sir" is a kind of...):

adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A title used before the name of knight or baronet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Sir" is a kind of...):

male aristocrat (a man who is an aristocrat)

Domain region:

Britain; GB; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland)

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