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telegram

[ tel-i-gram ]

noun

  1. a message or communication sent by telegraph; a telegraphic dispatch.


verb (used with or without object)

telegrammed, telegramming.
  1. to telegraph.

telegram

/ ˈtɛlɪˌɡræm; ˌtɛlɪɡrəˈmætɪk /

noun

  1. a communication transmitted by telegraph See also cable Telemessage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • telegrammatic, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of telegram1

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; tele- 1 + -gram 1
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Example Sentences

On 13 March, "Artem" sent a telegram message from a military hospital, where he was being treated for shrapnel wounds suffered in a drone attack.

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Other lots included telegrams from the late Duke of Edinburgh and letters from Margaret Thatcher and fellow comics Ronnie Barker and Tommy Cooper.

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“The Queen and Elton John sent me a telegram of congratulations - my mum and dad were interviewed all week - it was a big thing.â€

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His family had to wait almost two weeks before a telegram arrived, addressed to his mother.

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When the “Potempa Five†were sentenced to death for "political murder," Hitler sent the killers a telegram of support.

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