message
• noun 1 a verbal or written communication. 2 a significant point or central theme. • verb send a message to, especially by email. — PHRASES get the message informal understand what is meant. on (or off) message (of a politician) stating (or deviating from) the official party line. — ORIGIN Old French, from Latin mittere ‘send’.
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