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telegramese

telegramese noun: the terse, abbreviated writing style used in telegrams.

Noun

telegramese (uncountable)

  1. The terse, abbreviated writing style used in telegrams.

Origin of telegramese

From telegram + -ese.

Questions about telegramese

What does telegramese mean?
Telegramese means the terse, abbreviated writing style used in telegrams.
What part of speech is telegramese?
Telegramese is a noun.

Words near telegramese in the dictionary

  1. telegonic
  2. telegonous
  3. Telegonus
  4. telegony
  5. telegram
  6. telegramese
  7. Telegramgate
  8. telegramlike
  9. telegrammatic
  10. telegrammatically
  11. telegramme

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