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(mĭs'ĭv) pronunciation
n.
A written message; a letter. See synonyms at letter.

[From Middle English (letter) missive, (letter) sent (by superior authority), from Medieval Latin (litterae) missīvae, feminine pl. of missīvus, sent, from Latin missus, past participle of mittere, to send.]


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noun

    A written communication directed to another: epistle, letter, note. See words.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - epistel (lang og alvorligt brev, missive, sendebrev

Nederlands (Dutch)
schrijven, epistel

Français (French)
n. - missive

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schreiben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (επίσημη) επιστολή

Italiano (Italian)
missiva, lettera ufficiale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - missiva (f)

Русский (Russian)
официальное письмо, посланный, метательный

Español (Spanish)
n. - misiva, escrito, carta

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skrivelse

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
公文, 书信

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 公文, 書信

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 공문서, 편지

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 信書, 公文書
adj. - 送られた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رساله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮איגרת, מכתב רשמי, מכתב ארוך‬


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