Telegram

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈtÉ›ləˌɡɹæm/

Alternative forms

• telegramme rare

Origin

- + gram + -. "A friend desires us to ... introduce a new word into the vocabulary. It is telegram, instead of telegraphic dispatch, or telegraphic communication." — Albany Evening Journal, April 6, 1852.

Full definition of telegram

Noun

1. A message transmitted by telegraph.

Synonyms

• wire, cable

Verb

1. To send a telegram.