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Word: Missive
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (as an adjective, originally in the phrase letter missive): from medieval Latin missivus, from Latin mittere ‘send’. The current sense dates from the early 16th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmɪsɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a letter, especially a long or official one
Short Definition:letter
Examples:- yet another missive from the Foreign Office
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