missions
mis-sions · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
Important assignments or tasks, especially involving travel or a specific goal.
- 2.
Military or naval operations with specific objectives.
- 3.
Groups of people sent to a foreign country for diplomatic or religious purposes.
- 4.
Space exploration expeditions.
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Etymology
From Latin missio (a sending, releasing), from mittere (to send).