message
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noun \ˈme-sij\Definition of MESSAGE
1
: a communication in writing, in speech, or by signals
2
: a messenger's mission
3
: an underlying theme or idea
See Examples of MESSAGE
- Did you get my message?
- She has received messages of support from hundreds of people.
- I left a message on her answering machine.
- He's not here right now. Can I take a message?
- I liked the story but I didn't really agree with the book's message.
- He believed in the church's message of forgiveness.
Origin of MESSAGE
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin missaticum, from Latin missus, past participle of mittere
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to MESSAGE
- Synonyms
- dispatch, communication
Rhymes with MESSAGE
2message
verbmes·sagedmes·sag·ing
Definition of MESSAGE
transitive verb
1
: to send as a message or by messenger
2
: to send a message to
intransitive verb
: to communicate by message
First Known Use of MESSAGE
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