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overnight telegram

American  

noun

  1. a type of domestic telegram sent at a reduced rate with a minimum charge for 10 words or less and accepted until midnight for delivery the following day.

  2. the service offering such a telegram. OT

Etymology

Origin of overnight telegram

First recorded in 1950–55

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True, the overnight telegram might have reached the Department after office hours.

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