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MORSE CODE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
Synonyms:
international Morse code; Morse; Morse code
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Morse code" is a kind of...):
code (a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy)
Meronyms (parts of "Morse code"):
dit; dot (the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code)
dah; dash (the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code)