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–noun
a style of writing or speaking distinguished by the omissions, abbreviations, and combinations that are characteristic of telegrams, as in “
expect
arrive
six
evening.
”
Origin:
1880–85;
telegraph
+
-ese
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telegraphese
noun
language characterized by terseness and ellipsis as in telegrams
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