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   Message , n. [F., fr. LL. missaticum, fr. L. mittere, missum, to send. See Mission, and cf. Messenger.]
   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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   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, v. t. To bear as a message. [Obs.]
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   Message, n. [OE., fr. OF. message, fr. LL. missaticus. See 1st Message.] A messenger. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.
   
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