CABLEGRAM

cable, cablegram, overseas telegram

(noun) a telegram sent abroad

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cablegram (plural cablegrams)

A telegram transmitted via a submarine cable.

Source: Wiktionary


Ca"ble*gram`, n. Etym: [Cable, n. + Gr.

Definition: A message sent by a submarine telegraphic cable.

Note: [A recent hybrid, sometimes found in the newspapers.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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