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    missive
    /ˈmɪsɪv/

    noun

    • 1. a letter, especially a long or official one: "yet another missive from the Foreign Office"

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

    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

    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. greetings card. handbill. hate mail. invitation. invite. junk mail.

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

    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

    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.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › missiveMISSIVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

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

    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.

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

    mis·sive. (mĭs′ĭv) 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 .]

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

    MISSIVE definition: a letter or message. Learn more.

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

    (formal) A written message; a letter, note or memo. Wiktionary. Synonyms: letter. message. note. word. epistle. report. memorandum. dispatch. billet. adjective. Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent. A letter missive. Wiktionary. Missile. Wiktionary. Advertisement. Other Word Forms of Missive.

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionmissive noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of missive noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.