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despatch

/dɪˈspætʃ/ UK
/dəˈspætʃ/ Australia
/dɪˈspæt͡ʃ/ US

Rhymes with -ætʃ

noun despatches

alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of dispatch The courier, bearing his despatches in the form of a hieroglyphical painting, ran with them to the first station,[…].

verb despatches · despatching · despatched

alternative Alternative form of dispatch 1833, Massachusetts Medical Society, New England Surgical Society, Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, Volumes 8-9, page 31, She fainted, was got into bed, and a messenger was despatched for me.

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@misc{despatch_2026,
  title = {despatch},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/despatch},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}