Telegram
['telɪgræm] or ['tɛlɪɡræm]
Definition
(n.) A message sent by telegraph; a telegraphic dispatch.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Telegraphic despatch.
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Definition
n. a message sent by telegraph.—adj. Telegram′mic pertaining to a telegram brief succinct.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream that you receive a telegram, denotes that you will soon receive tidings of an unpleasant character. Some friend is likely to misrepresent matters which are of much concern to you. To send a telegram is a sign that you will be estranged from some one holding a place near you, or business will disappoint you. If you are the operator sending these messages, you will be affected by them only through the interest of others. To see or be in a telegraph office, foretells unfortunate engagements.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
A form of correspondence sent by a man in a hurry and carried by a boy in sleep.
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Examples
- I had seven different schemes for getting a glimpse of that telegram, but I could hardly hope to succeed the very first time. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- A telegram came from Boston: she said she might be gone for two days. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- These theories take no account of the telegram. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- She did know where I was dining; I mentioned it in my telegram. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Dr. Huxtable had sent a telegram. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- She didn't tell us what was in the telegram. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- The telegram still remains the only solid thing with which we have to deal, and we must not permit our attention to wander away from it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I got your telegram, and I came at the hour you said. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- She tore it open and carried it to the lamp; then, when the door had closed again, she handed the telegram to Archer. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Upon the second day of his absence I received a telegram from the major, imploring me to come at once. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I sent a telegram home, therefore, to say that I had important business on hand, and that it was impossible for me to say how late I might be. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- In it he read: Granny's telegram successful. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- The boy who takes this note could no doubt forward your telegram. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Carruthers took a telegram from his pocket That's it, said he. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He paid for his telegram, and the two young men went out together into the street. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Jasper and the pantry-boy are both out with notes and telegrams. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- A great many telegrams were sent and received while the train was at full speed, including a despatch to the cable king, John Pender. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Beth, who was ready first, kept reporting what went on next door, and enlivened her sisters' toilets by frequent telegrams from the window. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He turned to his desk and scribbled off several telegrams, which were handed over to the page-boy. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- It is estimated that in the United States as many messages are sent by telephone as the combined total of telegrams, letters, and railroad passengers. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
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