Message (?; 48), n. [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.
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Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. Judg. iii. 20.
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2. Hence, specifically, an official communication, not made in person, but delivered by a messenger; as, the President's message.
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Message shell. See Shell.
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Message, n. [OE., fr. OF. message, fr. LL. missaticus. See 1st Message.] A messenger. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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