Definitions for telegram
ˈtɛl ɪˌgræmtele·gram

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. telegram, wirenoun

   a message transmitted by telegraph

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. telegramnoun

   A message transmitted by telegraph

2. telegramverb

   To send a telegram.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. telegram

   Telegraphy is the long-distance transmission of messages where the sender uses symbolic codes, known to the recipient, rather than a physical exchange of an object bearing the message. Thus flag semaphore is a method of telegraphy, whereas pigeon post is not. Ancient signalling systems, although sometimes quite extensive and sophisticated as in China, were generally not capable of transmitting arbitrary text messages. Possible messages were fixed and predetermined and such systems are thus not true telegraphs. The earliest true telegraph put into widespread use was the optical telegraph of Claude Chappe, invented in the late 18th century. The system was used extensively in France, and European nations occupied by France, during the Napoleonic era. The electric telegraph started to replace the optical telegraph in the mid-19th century. It was first taken up in Britain in the form of the Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph, initially used mostly as an aid to railway signalling. This was quickly followed by a different system developed in the United States by Samuel Morse. The electric telegraph was slower to develop in France due to the established optical telegraph system, but an electrical telegraph was put into use with a code compatible with the Chappe optical telegraph. The Morse system was adopted as the international standard in 1865, using a modified Morse code developed in Germany in 1848.The heliograph is a telegraph system using reflected sunlight for signalling. It was mainly used in areas where the electrical telegraph had not been established and generally used the same code. The most extensive heliograph network established was in Arizona and New Mexico during the Apache Wars. The heliograph was standard military equipment as late as World War II. Wireless telegraphy developed in the early 20th century became important for maritime use, and was a competitor to electrical telegraphy using submarine telegraph cables in international communications. Telegrams became a popular means of sending messages once telegraph prices had fallen sufficiently. Traffic became high enough to spur the development of automated systems—teleprinters and punched tape transmission. These systems led to new telegraph codes, starting with the Baudot code. However, telegrams were never able to compete with the letter post on price, and competition from the telephone, which removed their speed advantage, drove the telegraph into decline from 1920 onwards. The few remaining telegraph applications were largely taken over by alternatives on the internet towards the end of the 20th century.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. telegram

   A telegram is a system of sending text messages or information from one place to another using specific codes, originally through the use of telegraphy which involved visually transmitted electric signals over wires. The concept of the telegram has evolved over time and now can encompass digital or electronic means of communication. Prior to the widespread use of telephones and internet, telegrams were a primary method of quick, long-distance communication.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Telegramnoun

   a message sent by telegraph; a telegraphic dispatch

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1. Telegram

   Telegram is the first full-length remix album by Icelandic singer-songwriter/musician Björk. The album is a collection of remixes of several tracks from her album Post, which had all previously appeared as B-sides of the UK versions of the singles off Post, including the non-album track, "My Spine". The cover was shot by Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki. All of the songs on Post were remixed, excluding "The Modern Things" and "It's Oh So Quiet". The collection also included one new song entitled "My Spine" which was originally slated to appear on Post but was pushed out by "Enjoy", becoming the B-side to the UK "It's Oh So Quiet" single instead. The album has sold 228,000 copies in U.S. according to SoundScan.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Telegram

   tel′e-gram, n. a message sent by telegraph.—adj. Telegram′mic, pertaining to a telegram, brief, succinct. [Gr. tēle, at a distance, gramma, that which is written—graphein, to write.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TELEGRAM

   A form of correspondence sent by a man in a hurry and carried by a boy in sleep.

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1. telegram

   Song lyrics by telegram -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by telegram on the Lyrics.com website.

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How to pronounce telegram?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say telegram in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of telegram in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of telegram in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of telegram in a Sentence

1. Sascha Meinrath:

   Tor, Lantern, all the VPNs, anything that's masking who you are or where you're going — Telegram — everything, downloads are increasing dramatically, and it's a bootstrapping thing, so the people that are on Telegram, they're using that to swap notes about what else you should download.

2. Veryan Khan:

   That just means that Telegram will consider taking down bots or stickers if you complain but they refuse to take down any real people.

3. Lorraine Larsen:

   Basically, they just said that he was shot down and he's missing and you will get updates via daily telegram.

4. General Flynn:

   Over the weekend, when General Flynn appeared to endorse a coup in the United States, one influential QAnon peddler who has more than 70,000 followers on Telegram commented.

5. Veryan Khan:

   Even though some of the Islamic State channels were taken off Thursday Telegram, they were quickly able to reorganize and launch new channels, within 5 minutes, the Islamic State was back on line.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=telegram
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Telegram
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegram
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telegram
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=telegram
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=telegram
8. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=telegram