telegram
Other forms: telegrams
A telegram is a message sent by a telegraph, which is also called a wire.
Over time, there have been many means of communicating, such as messenger pigeon, telephone, text message, letter, and email. Another is the telegram, which is a message sent by a telegraph. People often said a telegram was sent "by wire" because the sender and receiver of telegrams were connected by a wire. The electric telegraph has been around since the late 1800's. In the Civil War, important information was sent by telegram, which was the speediest means of communication.
Definitions of telegram
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a message transmitted by telegraph
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synonyms:
wire
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types:
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cable, cablegram, overseas telegram
a telegram sent abroad
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letter telegram
a cheaper form of telegram that is sent abroad for delivery the next day
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night letter
a cheaper form of telegram sent for delivery the next day
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type of:
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message
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
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cable, cablegram, overseas telegram
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