Definition of telegram Telegram

/tɛˈlʌgɹæˌm/ - [telugratm] - tel•e•gram

We found 9 definitions of telegram from 8 different sources.

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What does telegram mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: telegrams

telegram - a message transmitted by telegraph
  wire
  message a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled; "he sent a three-word message"
  cablegram, overseas telegram, cable a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
  letter telegram a cheaper form of telegram that is sent abroad for delivery the next day
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • telegram (n.)
    A message sent by telegraph; a telegraphic dispatch.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • telegram
    A message transmitted by telegraph.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • telegram
    tel′e-gram, n. a message sent by telegraph.—adj. Telegram′mic, pertaining to a telegram, brief, succinct. [Gr. tēle, at a distance, gramma, that which is written—graphein, to write.]

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

  • telegram
    A form of correspondence sent by a man in a hurry and carried by a boy in sleep. Telegram

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  • A Telegram is a written message transmitted by using a electric device.

    A huge web of wires was needed.

Part of speech

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  • telegram, verb, present, 1st person singular of telegram (infinitive).
  • telegram, verb (infinitive).
  • telegram, noun, singular of telegrams.

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