English > missive: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | A written message addressed to a person or organization. |
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| Synonym | letter |
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| Part of | correspondence | communication by the exchange of letters |
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| mail | The bags of letters and packages that are transported / transported by the postal service |
| Parts | address, destination, name and address | written directions for finding some location |
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| line | text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen |
| postscript, PS | A note appended to a letter after the signature |
| Narrower | airmail letter, air letter, aerogram, aerogramme | A letter sent by air mail |
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| business letter | A letter dealing with business |
| chain letter | A letter that is sent successively to several people |
| covering letter, cover letter | A letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information |
| crank letter | A hostile (usually anonymous) letter |
| dead letter, dead mail | mail / mail that can neither be delivered nor returned |
| encyclical, encyclical letter | A letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world |
| epistle | A specially long, formal letter |
| fan letter | A letter that is a piece of fan mail |
| form letter | A letter that is printed in multiple copies and mailed to a list of recipients |
| invitation | A request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something |
| letter of intent | Any letter expressing an intention to take (or forgo) some action |
| open letter | A letter of protest |
| pastoral | A letter from a pastor to the congregation |
| personal letter | A letter dealing with personal affairs |
| round robin | A letter signed by a number of people |
| Broader | document | Anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks |
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| text, textual matter | The words of something written |
| Spanish | carta, letra, misiva |
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| Catalan | carta, missiva |
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