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Etymology[]
From French mission (“‘a sending, a mission’”), Old French mission (“‘expense’”), from Latin missiō (“‘a sending, sending away, dispatching, discharging, release, remission, cessation’”), from mittō (“‘to send’”).
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Audio (US) noicon (file) - Rhymes: -ɪʃən
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Mission (missions)
- (countable) A purpose or duty. A task set by an employer, etc.
- (uncountable) Religious evangelism.
- (uncountable) (the missions) collective term for third world charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
- (countable) (Catholic tradition) an infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.
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to Mission (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)
- (transitive) To send to a mission.
External links[]
- Mission in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- Mission in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Finnish[]
Noun[]
mission
- Genitive singular form of missio.
French[]
Etymology[]
Latin missiō
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Mission f. (plural Missions)
- mission (duty that involves fulfilling a request)
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- iimnoss,
- misions
Old French[]
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From Latin missiō
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- expense
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