browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
telegram |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Telegram \Tel"e*gram\, n. [Gr. ? far + -gram.] A message sent by telegraph; a telegraphic dispatch. Note: ``A friend desires us to give notice that he will ask leave at some convenient time, to introduce a new word into the vocabulary. It is telegram, instead of telegraphic dispatch, or telegraphic communication.'' --Albany [N. Y.] Evening Journal (April 6, 1852). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: telegram n : a message transmitted by telegraph [syn: {wire}]
more about telegram