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Definition of Missive
1. Noun. A written message addressed to a person or organization. "Mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
Generic synonyms: Document, Text, Textual Matter
Group relationships: Mail, Correspondence
Specialized synonyms: Business Letter, Cover Letter, Covering Letter, Crank Letter, Encyclical, Encyclical Letter, Fan Letter, Personal Letter, Form Letter, Open Letter, Chain Letter, Pastoral, Round Robin, Aerogram, Aerogramme, Air Letter, Airmail Letter, Epistle, Dead Letter, Dead Mail, Letter Of Intent, Invitation
Terms within: Postscript, Ps, Address, Destination, Name And Address, Line
Definition of Missive
1. a. Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent; as, a letter missive.
2. n. That which is sent; a writing containing a message.
Definition of Missive
1. Noun. (formal) A written message; a letter, note or memo. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) One who is sent; a messenger. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Missive
1. a written communication [n -S]
Medical Definition of Missive
1. 1. Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent; as, a letter missive. 2. Missile. "The missive weapons fly." Letters missive, letters conveying the permission, comand, or advice of a superior authority, as a sovereign. They are addressed and sent to some certain person or persons, and are distinguished from letters patent, which are addressed to the public. See: Missive. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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