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telegraphy

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te⋅leg⋅ra⋅phy

[tuh-leg-ruh-fee]
–noun
the art or practice of constructing or operating telegraphs.

Origin:
1785–95; tele- 1 + -graphy
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te·leg·ra·phy   (tə-lěg'rə-fē)   
n.  Communication by means of the telegraph.
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