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telegraphic

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tel⋅e⋅graph⋅ic

[tel-i-graf-ik]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the telegraph.
2. concise, clipped, or elliptical in style: telegraphic speech.

Origin:
1785–95; telegraph + -ic


tel⋅e⋅graph⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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tel·e·graph·ic   (těl'ĭ-grāf'ĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or transmitted by telegraph.

  2. Brief or concise: a telegraphic style of writing.

tel'e·graph'i·cal·ly adv.
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