missive
A written message; a letter, note or memoA written message; a letter, note or memo.
» His latest missive hasn't arrived yet.
Meaning
3 senses(formal)A written message; a letter, note or memo.
Sendschreiben, Schrieb, Schreiben
посла́ниеposlánije, письмоpisʹmo
посла́нняposlánnja
a written message addressed to a person or organization
(in the plural)Letters sent between two parties in which one makes an offer and the other accepts it.
(obsolete)One who is sent; a messenger.
Examples
4 sentencesHis latest missive hasn't arrived yet.
The general's missive ordered the troops to retreat before dawn.
The queen sent a sealed missive to her allies across the sea.
I'll bring him up in the missive I'll address to her.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin missīvus, from mittō (“to send”).Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin missīvus, from mittō (“to send”).
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