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Aug. 16, 2016
honorific\on-uh-RIF-ik\noun
1. a title or term of respect.
2. (in certain languages, as Chinese and Japanese) a class of forms
used to show respect, especially in direct address.
QuotesIn some quarters, recognition of Ms. was slow in coming. The New
York Times waited until 1986 to announce that it would embrace the use
of Ms. as an honorific alongsideMiss and Mrs.
-- Ben Zimmer, "Ms.," New York Times, October 23, 2009
Origin of honorificHonorific entered English from the Latin
honÅrificus meaning "honor-making."More From Dictionary.comSubmit a
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