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message

Pronunciation: /ˈmɛs.ɪdʒ/

The English word “message” has 8 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.
  2. An errand.
  3. An errand to a shop, a shopping expedition; an item of shopping; (in plural) groceries.
  4. An underlying theme or conclusion to be drawn from something.

verb

  1. To send a message to; to transmit a message to, e.g. as text via a cell phone.
  2. To send (something) as a message; usually refers to electronic messaging.
  3. To send a message or messages; to be capable of sending messages.
  4. To bear as a message.

Etymology

From Middle English message, from Old French message, from Early Medieval Latin missāticum, derived from Latin mittere (“send”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (“to exchange”). Partially displaced Old English ærende (whence errand).

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