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tel·e·graph
telegraph
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- pronunciation:
- te
l
graef
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
an apparatus or system by which messages may be sent by a coded arrangement of simple electrical impulses, usu. along wires.
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related words: |
line |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
telegraphs, telegraphing, telegraphed |
definition 1: |
to send (a communication) by telegraph, or communicate with (someone) by telegraph.
- similar words:
- cable
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definition 2: |
(informal) to unintentionally reveal or indicate (one's plans or future moves).
The tennis player telegraphed too many of his shots. |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to send a telegram.
- similar words:
- cable
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derivations: |
telegraphic (adj.), telegraphically (adv.), telegrapher (n.) |
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