marconigram
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of marconigram
Example Sentences
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"One cannot think about reasonable things on days when the marconigram fails."
From The Governors by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
Laverick, on his way back, went into a cable office and wrote out a marconigram to the Lusitania, Have you passenger Arthur Morrison on board?
From Havoc by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
"Yesterday," she told him, "by marconigram from Queenstown."
From The Illustrious Prince by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
To Sam a marconigram was neither fish, flesh, nor fowl; he didn't precisely know what it was, whether it had actual shape, nor what was its colour.
From A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration by Brereton, F. S. (Frederick Sadleir)
"He sent me a marconigram before he arrived at Queenstown."
From The Illustrious Prince by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
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