telegram
noun
a message or communication sent by telegraph; a telegraphic dispatch.
telegrams
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pluralof telegram.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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There, Susan met Giorgos Xenarios, a goldsmith and jewelry maker 27 years her senior who, after many love letters, telegrams, intercontinental trips and one very firm ultimatum, migrated to the U.S. in 1974.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Other lots included telegrams from the late Duke of Edinburgh and letters from Margaret Thatcher and fellow comics Ronnie Barker and Tommy Cooper.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2025
At its center, a young, unnamed telegraph operator watches as the beautiful, married Lady Bradeen sends flurries of telegrams, hoping that no one will notice the messages to the dashing Captain Everard.
From Slate ● May 27, 2024
“I’ve gotten thousands of letters and telegrams from people supporting me.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
We drop telegrams in letter boxes, shove them under doors, throw them over the transom.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
