message
Meaning
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- A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.
- An underlying theme or conclusion to be drawn from something.
- An errand.
- See messages (“groceries, shopping”).
Synonyms
address
official notice
getting in touch
familiar spirit
going as envoy
moral teaching
item of news
correspondence
piece of information
piece of news
Frequency
Hyphenated as
mes‧sage
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɛsɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology
From Middle English message, from Old French message, from Early Medieval Latin missāticum, derived from Latin mittere (“send”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (“to exchange”). Displaced native Old English ærende which is survived in English errand.
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