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telegram

/ˈtɛləˌɡɹæm/noun3 syllables

Telegram means: a message transmitted by telegraph.

Synonyms for telegram3

noun, as in a message transmitted by telegraph

also used for telegram

cable, telegrapheme

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What does telegram mean?1

noun

1

a message transmitted by telegraph

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Telegram in a sentence

  • If there is an accident, please send me a telegram right away.CK
  • She sent us a telegram, informing that she would come.Eldad
  • The telegram was a trick to get her to come home.CM
  • I'd like you to send this telegram at once.Lumi
  • Please let me know the results by telegram.CN
  • I received a telegram saying that my uncle had arrived.CM
  • He sent an immediate reply to my telegram.CM
  • He received a telegram saying that his mother had died.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of telegram

as a noun

plural
telegrams