Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A message transmitted by telegraph.
- transitive & intransitive verb To telegraph (something) or be telegraphed.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A communication sent by telegraph: a telegraphic message or despatch.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A message sent by telegraph; a telegraphic dispatch.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
message transmitted bytelegraph - verb To
send a telegram.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a message transmitted by telegraph
Etymologies
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Examples
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Sinclair received a telegram from a man named George Brasfield, who had lost his job or objecting to the distribution of anti-Sinclair literature.
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches from Incredible 1934 Campaign: Upton Sinclair Fights Back Against Hollywood Scare Tactics Greg Mitchell 2010
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This morning he received a telegram from a man named George Brasfield, who had lost his job Thursday at a biscuit company in San Francisco for objecting to the distribution of "nefarious, intimidating" anti-Sinclair literature at his office.
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Upton Sinclair Fights Back Against Hollywood Scare Tactics Greg Mitchell 2010
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This morning he received a telegram from a man named George Brasfield, who had lost his job Thursday at a biscuit company in San Francisco for objecting to the distribution of "nefarious, intimidating" anti-Sinclair literature at his office.
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches from Incredible 1934 Campaign: Upton Sinclair Fights Back Against Hollywood Scare Tactics Greg Mitchell 2010
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Sinclair received a telegram from a man named George Brasfield, who had lost his job or objecting to the distribution of anti-Sinclair literature.
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches from Incredible 1934 Campaign: Upton Sinclair Fights Back Against Hollywood Scare Tactics Greg Mitchell 2010
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Sinclair received a telegram from a man named George Brasfield, who had lost his job or objecting to the distribution of anti-Sinclair literature.
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches from Incredible 1934 Campaign: Upton Sinclair Fights Back Against Hollywood Scare Tactics Greg Mitchell 2010
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This morning he received a telegram from a man named George Brasfield, who had lost his job Thursday at a biscuit company in San Francisco for objecting to the distribution of "nefarious, intimidating" anti-Sinclair literature at his office.
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Upton Sinclair Fights Back Against Hollywood Scare Tactics Greg Mitchell 2010
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Sinclair received a telegram from a man named George Brasfield, who had lost his job or objecting to the distribution of anti-Sinclair literature.
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches from Incredible 1934 Campaign: Upton Sinclair Fights Back Against Hollywood Scare Tactics Greg Mitchell 2010
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Sinclair received a telegram from a man named George Brasfield, who had lost his job or objecting to the distribution of anti-Sinclair literature.
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches from Incredible 1934 Campaign: Upton Sinclair Fights Back Against Hollywood Scare Tactics Greg Mitchell 2010
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Now the Western Union telegram is officially a thing of the past.
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That year Meyer received a telegram from the Joliot-Curies announcing their discovery of artificial radioactivity.
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