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mission

[ mish-uhn ]
/ ˈmɪʃ ən /
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noun
adjective
of or relating to a mission.
(usually initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to a style of American furniture of the early 20th century, created in supposed imitation of the furnishings of the Spanish missions of California and characterized by the use of dark, stained wood, by heaviness, and by extreme plainness.
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Origin of mission

1590–1600; 1925–30 for def. 8; <Latin missiōn- (stem of missiō) a sending off, equivalent to miss(us) (past participle of mittere to send) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM mission

mis·sion·al, adjective

Other definitions for mission (2 of 2)

Mission
[ mish-uhn ]
/ ˈmɪʃ ən /

noun
a city in S Texas.
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British Dictionary definitions for mission

mission
/ (ˈmɪʃən) /

noun
verb
(tr) to direct a mission to or establish a mission in (a given region)

Word Origin for mission

C16: from Latin missiō, from mittere to send
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