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telegram (iou)



telegram noun & verb. M19.
[from TELE- + -GRAM, after TELEGRAPH.]
A. noun. A message sent by telegraph, usually delivered in written form. M19.
M. de la Roche He wired you! Show me the telegram!
b. verb trans. & intrans. Infl. -mm-. Send a telegram (to); telegraph (a person, message, etc.). M19.
A. F. Loewenstein She'd telegrammed ahead accepting the offer. Independent The message he telegrammed to Rome.
telegra'mmatic,
tele'grammic adjectives (rare) (a) of or pertaining to telegrams; (b) very concise: M19.