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missive

/ˈmɪsɪv/MIH-siv
/ˈmɪsɪv/MIH-siv

Meaningsent

Common meaning: letter, especially a long or formal one

Journey through time

  1. Latinmissus‘sent’source
  2. Old Frenchmissivesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftssent → letter, especially a long or formal onemissive‘letter, especially a long or formal one’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin missus ‘sent’.

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