telegraph - Definition from the TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH topic - TECHNOLOGY

Topic: TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH

Date:	1700-1800
Language:	French
Origin:	télégraphe, from télé- 'tele-' + -graphe (from Late Latin -graphus 'written')

telegraph
1 noun

tel‧e‧graph1 See pronunciation table in "How to use dictionary" pages

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1 [uncountable]TCT an old-fashioned method of sending messages using radio or electrical signals

2 [countable]TCT a piece of equipment that receives or sends messages in this way

—telegraphic See pronunciation table in "How to use dictionary" pages

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