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[ noun ] a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
Examples "he sent a three-word message" Used in print (Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)A message of less_than fifteen words to Bennington cost twenty-five cents . The line soon lived_up_to its name , as local messages of moderate length could be sent for a dime and the company was quickly able to declare very liberal dividends on its capital_stock . Still existing on a `` Northern_Union '' telegraph_form is a typical peremptory message from Peru grocer J._J._Hapgood to Burton and Graves ' store in Manchester - `` Get and send by stage sure four pounds best Porterhouse or sirloin steak , for Mrs._Hapgood send six sweet_oranges '' . Related terms communication broadcast telegram mail cipher phone_message packet dedication radiogram heliogram |
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[ noun ] what a communication that is about something is about
Synonyms Used in print (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)However , even if the latent demand for demythologization is not nearly as widespread as we are claiming , at_least among the cultured elements of the population there tends to be an almost complete indifference to the church and its traditional message of sin and grace . (Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)Nevertheless , with a reading public that longs for `` the_good_old_days '' and with an awareness of our expanding international interests , it is easy for the Benets to obtain a magnified position in literature by use of all sorts of Americana , real or fake , and it is easy for the Steinbecks and Sandburgs to support their messages of reform by reading messages of reform into the minds of the folk . Nevertheless , with a reading public that longs for `` the_good_old_days '' and with an awareness of our expanding international interests , it is easy for the Benets to obtain a magnified position in literature by use of all sorts of Americana , real or fake , and it is easy for the Steinbecks and Sandburgs to support their messages of reform by reading messages of reform into the minds of the folk . (Leon Uris, Mila 8....)As the messages from Himmler , Heydrich , and Eichmann came_in through Alfred_Funk , Lublin 's fountainhead spouted . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)I would n't want him to miss the message '' . Related terms communication information subject statement opinion meaning narration proposal direction request wit guidance nonsense promotion respects reminder submission offer disapproval digression statement body refusal shocker treacle sensationalism approval disrespect commitment acknowledgment drivel latent_content memorial insertion corker |
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[ verb ] send as a message
Examples "She messaged the final report by fax" Related terms |
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[ verb ] send a message
Examples "There is no messaging service at this company" Related terms |
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