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MESSAGE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

Example:

he sent a three-word message

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("message" is a kind of...):

communication (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "message"):

packet ((computer science) a message or message fragment)

telegram; wire (a message transmitted by telegraph)

dedication; inscription (a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something)

radiogram (a message transmitted by wireless telegraphy)

phone message; telephone message (a message transmitted by telephone)

mail (the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service)

heliogram (a message transmitted by means of the sun's rays)

cipher; cypher (a message written in a secret code)

broadcast (message that is transmitted by radio or television)

Sense 2

Meaning:

What a communication that is about something is about

Synonyms:

content; message; subject matter; substance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("message" is a kind of...):

communication (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "message"):

disapproval (the expression of disapproval)

respects ((often used with 'pay') a formal expression of esteem)

discourtesy; disrespect (an expression of lack of respect)

insertion; interpolation (a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted)

statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)

statement (a nonverbal message)

humor; humour; wit; witticism; wittiness (a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter)

opinion; view (a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof)

direction; instruction (a message describing how something is to be done)

proposal (something proposed (such as a plan or assumption))

offer; offering (something offered (as a proposal or bid))

entry; submission (something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition))

narration; narrative; story; tale (a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program)

packaging; promo; promotion; promotional material; publicity (a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution)

sensationalism (subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes)

shocker (a sensational message (in a film or play or novel))

body (the central message of a communication)

corker ((dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person)

reminder (a message that helps you remember something)

petition; postulation; request (a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority)

memorial (a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority)

latent content ((psychoanalysis) hidden meaning of a fantasy or dream)

subject; theme; topic (the subject matter of a conversation or discussion)

aside; digression; divagation; excursus; parenthesis (a message that departs from the main subject)

import; meaning; significance; signification (the message that is intended or expressed or signified)

bunk; hokum; meaninglessness; nonsense; nonsensicality (a message that seems to convey no meaning)

drivel; garbage (a worthless message)

acknowledgement; acknowledgment (a statement acknowledging something or someone)

refusal (a message refusing to accept something that is offered)

info; information (a message received and understood)

counsel; counseling; counselling; direction; guidance (something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action)

commitment; dedication (a message that makes a pledge)

approval; commendation (a message expressing a favorable opinion)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Send a message

Example:

There is no messaging service at this company

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "message" is one way to...):

communicate (be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas)

Verb group:

message (send as a message)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Send as a message

Example:

She messaged the final report by fax

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "message" is one way to...):

communicate; pass; pass along; pass on; put across (transmit information)

Verb group:

message (send a message)

message (send a message to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Send a message to

Example:

She messaged the committee

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "message" is one way to...):

communicate; pass; pass along; pass on; put across (transmit information)

Verb group:

message (send as a message)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Credits

 Context examples: 

They increase the effect of a chemical in the brain called GABA, which is a neurotransmitter (a substance that nerves use to send messages to one another).

(Benzodiazepine, NCI Dictionary)

“I gave your message, Mr. Barkis,” I said: “I wrote to Peggotty.”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Issue associated with a device prompting user with an error message in order to indicate a device problem.

(Error Message Given Medical Device Problem, Food and Drug Administration)

A final personal message or document in which a person shares his or her thoughts, values, memories, life lessons, advice, and hopes for the future.

(Ethical will, NCI Dictionary)

He was not satisfied, and he continued to smell the air, striving to understand the message borne upon it to him.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

NOTE(S): The message text may contain substitution tags that when used in the context of a particular study are replaced with study name or study site, etc.

(Defined Notification Message, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

Damaged nerves may stop sending messages, or may send messages slowly or at the wrong times.

(Diabetic Nerve Problems, NIH)

The central message of a communication.

(Document Body, NCI Thesaurus)

EXAMPLE(S): In a Regulatory Product Submission (RPS) message, this identifies the file (with a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)), which is part of the documentation.

(Document Version Uniform Resource Locator, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

The chemicals are responsible for sending messages between brain cells that have been linked to schizophrenia.

(Key to Treating Schizophrenia May Be Found in Broccoli, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)