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telegraph
a device or system for sending coded messages over long distances by wire
Synonyms
- wire
- cable
telegraph in a sentence
News of the victory reached the capital by telegraph long before the soldiers returned home.
Reporters camped outside the station all night, waiting for the telegraph to bring word of the election results.
Where it comes from
From Greek tele 'far' and graphein 'to write'
Memory hook
TELE (far) + GRAPH (write) — writing sent across a distance.
Word parts
- tele — beyond, afar
telegraph: tele (far) + graph (write)
Read it in context
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