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missive
[ mis-iv ]
/ ˈmɪs ɪv /
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noun
a written message; letter.
adjective
sent or about to be sent, especially of a letter from an official source.
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Origin of missive
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
a formal or official letter
a formal word for letter
adjective
rare sent or intended to be sent
Word Origin for missive
C15: from Medieval Latin missivus, from mittere to send
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