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1. (n.) telegraph
a system or apparatus for transmitting messages or signals to a distant place, esp. between two electric devices connected by a conducting wire or other communications channel.
2. (v.t.) telegraph
to transmit (a message) by telegraph.
3. telegraph
to send a message to (a person) by telegraph.
4. telegraph
to divulge unwittingly (one's intention, next offensive move, etc.), as to an opponent or to an audience.
5. (v.i.) telegraph
to send a message by telegraph.
Etymology: (< F télégraphe (1792) a kind of manual signaling device; see tele -1, -graph)
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| Definition of 'Telegraph' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) telegraph, telegraphy
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
2. (verb) cable, telegraph, wire
send cables, wires, or telegrams
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Telegraph
an apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted visible or audible signals representing words or ideas, or by means of words and signs, transmitted by electrical action
2. (verb) Telegraph
to convey or announce by telegraph
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Sense: a system of sending messages using either wires and electricity or radio
Send it by telegraph.
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 Afrikaans: telegraaf |
 Arabic: تِلغراف: نِظام إرْسال الب |
 Bulgarian: телеграф |
 Brazilian: telégrafo |
 Czech: telegraf |
 German: der Telegraph |
 Danish: telegraf |
 Greek: τηλέγραφος |
 Spanish: telégrafo |
 Estonian: telegraaf |
 Farsi: تلگراف |
 Finnish: sähkötys |
 French: télégraphe |
 Hebrew: טֶלֶגרָף |
 Hindi: तार यंत्र |
 Croatian: telegraf |
 Hungarian: távíró |
 Indonesian: telegrap |
 Icelandic: ritsími |
 Italian: telegrafo |
 Japanese: 電信 |
 Korean: 전심 시스템 |
 Lithuanian: telegrafas |
 Latvian: telegrāfs |
 Malay: telegraf |
 Dutch: telegraaf |
 Norwegian: telegraf |
 Polish: telegraf |
 Portuguese: telégrafo |
 Romanian: telegraf |
 Russian: телеграф |
 Slovak: telegraf |
 Slovenian: telegraf |
 Serbian: telegraf |
 Swedish: telegraf, telegram |
 Thai: ระบบการส่งโทรเลข |
 Turkish: telgraf |
 Taiwanese: 電報機 |
 Ukrainian: телеграф |
 Urdu: پيغام رساني کا ايک نظام، |
 Vietnamese: điện báo |
 Chinese: 电报机 |
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