message

mes-sage · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A verbal, written, or recorded communication sent to or left for a recipient.

  2. 2.

    An official or formal communication.

  3. 3.

    The central theme or meaning communicated by a book, speech, or other work.

  4. 4.

    Information transmitted electronically.

  5. 5.

    To send a message to someone, especially electronically.

Forms

plural: messages

Related words

See also: communication, letter, note
Synonyms: communication, dispatch, note

Etymology

From Old French "message," from Medieval Latin "missaticum," from Latin "missus," past participle of "mittere" (to send). Related to "mission" and "missile."