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noun, a communication, usually brief, from one person or group to another
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message
- 1) noun, a communication, usually brief, from one person or group to another
- 2) noun, an implicit meaning or moral, as in a work of art
- 3) noun, a formal communiqué
- 4) noun, an inspired communication of a prophet or religious leader
- 5) noun, a mission; errand
- 6) noun, shopping
- 7) noun, get the message to understand what is meant
- 8) verb, to send as a message, esp to signal (a plan, etc)
Etymology
C13: from Old French, from Vulgar Latin missāticum (unattested) something sent, from Latin missus, past participle of mittere to send
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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Synonyms
communication, note, bulletin, word, letter, notice, memo, dispatch, memorandum, communiqué, missive, intimation, tidings, point, meaning, idea, moral, theme, import, purport, get the message understand, see, catch on (informal), comprehend, twig (Brit. informal)
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