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Honorific   /ˌɑnərˈɪfɪk/   Listen
Honorific

noun
1.
An expression of respect.





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"Honorific" Quotes from Famous Books



... Hamid KARZAI (since 7 December 2004); Vice Presidents Ahmad Zia MASOOD and Abdul Karim KHALILI (since 7 December 2004); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government; former King ZAHIR Shah holds the honorific, "Father of the Country," and presides symbolically over certain occasions, but lacks any governing authority; the honorific is not hereditary head of government: President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamid KARZAI (since 7 December 2004); Vice ...
— The 2007 CIA World Factbook • United States


Words linked to "Honorific" :   formulation, expression, respectful


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