missive

[ mis-iv ]
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noun
  1. a written message; letter.

adjective
  1. sent or about to be sent, especially of a letter from an official source.

Origin of missive

1
1400–50; late Middle English (letter) missive<Medieval Latin (littera) missīva sent (letter), equivalent to Latin miss(us) (past participle of mittere to send) + -īva, feminine of -īvus-ive

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British Dictionary definitions for missive

missive

/ (ˈmɪsɪv) /


noun
  1. a formal or official letter

  2. a formal word for letter

adjective
  1. rare sent or intended to be sent

Origin of missive

1
C15: from Medieval Latin missivus, from mittere to send

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