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lettergram

lettergram noun: a telegram longer than an ordinary message and sent more cheaply and with a lower priority.

Noun

lettergram (plural lettergrams)

  1. (historical) A telegram longer than an ordinary message and sent more cheaply and with a lower priority.

Forms of lettergram

plurallettergrams

Origin of lettergram

Blend of letter + telegram.

Questions about lettergram

What does lettergram mean?
Lettergram means a telegram longer than an ordinary message and sent more cheaply and with a lower priority.
What part of speech is lettergram?
Lettergram is a noun.
What is the plural of lettergram?
The plural of lettergram is lettergrams.

Words near lettergram in the dictionary

  1. letterets
  2. letterform
  3. letterforms
  4. letterfounder
  5. letterfounders
  6. lettergram
  7. lettergrams
  8. letterhack
  9. letterhacked
  10. letterhacking
  11. letterhacks

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