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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having the style of a telegram with many short words left out
Example:
the strange telegraphic speech of some aphasics
Classified under:
Similar:
concise (expressing much in few words)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to or transmitted by telegraph
Example:
telegraphic news reports
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
telegraph (apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code))
Derivation:
telegraph (apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code))
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