MESSAGES

Noun

messages

plural of message

Noun

messages pl (plural only)

(Ireland, Scotland and Northern England) Shopping, groceries, errands.

Verb

messages

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of message

Source: Wiktionary


MESSAGE

Mes"sage (; 48), n. Etym: [F., fr. LL. missaticum, fr. L. mittere, missum, to send. See Mission, and cf. Messenger.]

1. Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another. Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. Judg. iii. 20.

2. Hence, specifically, an official communication, not made in person, but delivered by a messenger; as, the President's message. Message shell. See Shell.

Mes"sage, v. t.

Definition: To bear as a message. [Obs.]

Mes"sage, n. Etym: [OE., fr. OF. message, fr. LL. missaticus. See 1st Message.]

Definition: A messenger. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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