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missive
missive
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Definition of MISSIVE
a message on paper from one person or group to another <the two old friends like to fire off missives filled with good-natured teasing and mock insults>
Related Words billet-doux, open letter; airmail, card, electronic mail, e-mail, junk mail, mail, postal card, postcard; communication, report; encyclical
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