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   missive

   /ˈmɪsɪv/

   noun

   • 1. a letter, especially a long or official one: "yet another missive from the Foreign Office"
   • ▪ a document in the form of a letter exchanged by the parties to a contract.

   Word Origin late Middle English (as an adjective, originally in the phrase letter missive): from medieval Latin missivus, from Latin mittere ‘send’. The current sense dates from the early 16th century.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › missiveMissive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of MISSIVE is a written communication : letter. How to use missive in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMISSIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   noun [ C ] uk / ˈmɪs.ɪv / us / ˈmɪs.ɪv / Add to word list. an official, formal, or long letter: She sent a ten-page missive to the committee, detailing her objections. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Letters, notes and cards. aerogramme. air letter. billet-doux. chain letter. Christmas card. correspondence. get-well card.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMISSIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   an official, formal, or long letter: She sent a ten-page missive to the committee, detailing her objections. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Letters, notes and cards. aerogram. air letter. billet-doux. chain letter. Christmas card. correspondence. get-well card. greeting card. handbill. hate mail. invitation. invite. junk mail.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › missiveMissive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A missive usually refers to the old-school style of hand-written communication on paper (remember that?), but these days you also might hear an email called a missive. No matter how you deliver it, a missive is a message.

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   Missive definition: a written message; letter.. See examples of MISSIVE used in a sentence.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › missiveMissive - definition of missive by The Free Dictionary

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   mis·sive. n. A written message; a letter. See Synonyms at letter. [From Middle English (letter) missive, (letter) sent (by superior authority), from Medieval Latin (litterae) missīvae, feminine pl. of missīvus, sent, from Latin missus, past participle of mittere, to send .]

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMISSIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A missive is a letter or other message that someone sends. [humorous, or literary] ...the customary missive from your dear mother. Synonyms: letter, report, note, message More Synonyms of missive. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

9. www.yourdictionary.com › missiveMissive Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Adjective. Filter. noun. missives. A letter or written message. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. (formal) A written message; a letter, note or memo. Wiktionary.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMISSIVE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    MISSIVE definition: a letter or message. Learn more.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › missivemissive | meaning of missive in Longman Dictionary of...

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    missive meaning, definition, what is missive: a letter – often used humorously: Learn more.