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Noun
/ˈteləˌgram/,
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telegrams, plural;
  1. A message sent by telegraph and then delivered in written or printed form


  1. a message transmitted by telegraph
  2. Telegraphy is the long-distance transmission of written messages without physical transport of letters. It is a compound term formed from the Greek words ' (τηλε) = far and ' (γραφειν) = write. Radiotelegraphy or wireless telegraphy transmits messages using radio.
  3. Telegram is the first full-length remix album by Icelandic singer-songwriter/musician Björk. It's a collection of remixes of several tracks from her album Post which had all previously appeared as B-sides of the UK versions of the singles off Post, including the non-album track, My Spine. ...
  4. Telegram is the debut EP by Australian singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke. It was released independently on July 14, 2004. Miller-Heidke signed to Sony in 2006 and the song "Space They Cannot Touch" was re-recorded for inclusion on her debut studio album Little Eve (2007).
  5. "Telegram" was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977, performed in English (the first occasion on which the German entry had not featured at least some lyrics in German) by Silver Convention, a trio at the time consisting of Austrian Penny McLean (born Gertrude Wirschinger), ...
  6. The Telegram is a daily newspaper published in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
  7. To dream that you receive a telegram, denotes that you will soon receive tidings of an unpleasant character. Some friend is likely to misrepresent matters which are of much concern to you. ...
  8. A short message sent by phone, then printed out and delivered.
  9. Describes a private message sent from a citizen to another citizen.
  10. (1) FT of [X] taps along [1], PO > DS, while moving away + RECT-CL, that is, (2h)[L], touch FTs and move away while closing. (2) [open 8] taps palm of [B], PO up, while moving away. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - telegram.
  11. wire (not used much these days!)