a communication transmitted by telegraph
See also Telemessage
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
tel•e•gram /ˈtɛlɪˌgræm/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Telecommunicationsa message sent by telegraph: [countable]He received a telegram that congratulated him on his one hundredth birthday.[uncountable* often: by + ~]The message came by telegram.
tel•e•gram
(tel′i gram′),USA pronunciation n., v., -grammed, gram•ming.
n.
v.t., v.i.
tel′e•gram′mic, tel•e•gram•ma•tic
(tel′i grə mat′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
- Telecommunicationsa message or communication sent by telegraph; a telegraphic dispatch.
v.t., v.i.
- Telecommunicationsto telegraph.
- tele-1 + -gram1 1850–55, American.
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'telegram' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-gram
- Bad Ems
- TEL
- Telemessage
- agitation
- apprehension
- before
- cablegram
- carry
- collect
- congratulatory
- day letter
- dispatch
- fast telegram
- gram
- kissagram
- night letter
- ot-
- overnight telegram
- personal-opinion telegram
- radiotelegram
- singing telegram
- stop
- surprise
- teleg.
- telegraph
- wire