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Word: Telegram
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from tele- ‘at a distance’ + -gram, on the pattern of telegraph
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtɛlɪɡram
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a message sent by telegraph and then delivered in written or printed form, used in the UK only for international messages since 1981.
Short Definition:message sent by telegraph and then delivered in written or printed form
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