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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
− | [ | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] messangere, from Anglo-French messager, messanger, from message |
− | *Date: [ | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] |
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1 : one who bears a message or does an errand: as a archaic : forerunner, herald | *1 : one who bears a message or does an errand: as a archaic : forerunner, herald | ||
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:c : an employee who carries messages | :c : an employee who carries messages | ||
*2 : a [[light]] line used in hauling a heavier line (as between ships) | *2 : a [[light]] line used in hauling a heavier line (as between ships) | ||
− | *3 : a substance (as a [ | + | *3 : a substance (as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormone hormone]) that mediates a [[biological]] [[effect]] |
− | *4 : [ | + | *4 : [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messenger_RNA messenger rna] |
− | + | ==See also== | |
+ | *'''''[[Paper 23 - The Solitary Messengers|Solitary Messengers]]''''' | ||
+ | *'''''[[Paper 25 - The Messenger Hosts of Space|Messenger Hosts of Space]]''''' | ||
+ | *'''''[[31:2 Gravity Messengers|Gravity Messengers]]''''' | ||
[[Category: General Reference]] | [[Category: General Reference]] |
Latest revision as of 01:22, 13 December 2020
Etymology
Middle English messangere, from Anglo-French messager, messanger, from message
- Date: 14th century
Definitions
- 1 : one who bears a message or does an errand: as a archaic : forerunner, herald
- b : a dispatch bearer in government or military service
- c : an employee who carries messages
- 2 : a light line used in hauling a heavier line (as between ships)
- 3 : a substance (as a hormone) that mediates a biological effect
- 4 : messenger rna