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telegram

[ tel-i-gram ]
/ ˈtɛl ɪˌgræm /
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noun
a message or communication sent by telegraph; a telegraphic dispatch.
verb (used with or without object), tel·e·grammed, tel·e·gram·ming.
to telegraph.
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Origin of telegram

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; tele-1 + -gram1

OTHER WORDS FROM telegram

tel·e·gram·mic, tel·e·gram·ma·tic [tel-i-gruh-mat-ik], /ˌtɛl ɪ grəˈmæt ɪk/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for telegram

telegram
/ (ˈtɛlɪˌɡræm) /

noun
a communication transmitted by telegraphSee also cable (def. 5), Telemessage

Derived forms of telegram

telegrammatic (ˌtɛlɪɡrəˈmætɪk) or telegrammic, adjective
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