- cablegram
- n.
1) to send a cablegram
2) to get, receive a cablegram
3) a cablegram from; to
* * *['keɪb(ə)lgræm]receive a cablegramtoa cablegram fromto getto send a cablegram
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
cablegram
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Cablegram — Ca ble*gram (k[=a] b l*gr[a^]m ), n. [Cable, n. + Gr. gra mma a writing, a letter.] A message sent by a submarine telegraphic cable. Note: [A recent hybrid, sometimes found in the newspapers.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cablegram — ☆ cablegram [kā′bəlgram΄ ] n. a message sent by undersea cable … English World dictionary
cablegram — noun Date: 1868 a message sent by a submarine telegraph cable … New Collegiate Dictionary
cablegram — /kay beuhl gram /, n. a telegram sent by underwater cable. [1865 70, Amer.; CABLE + (TELE)GRAM] * * * … Universalium
cablegram — noun A telegram transmitted via a submarine cable … Wiktionary
cablegram — ca·ble·gram || keɪblgræm n. telegram, message … English contemporary dictionary
cablegram — noun historical a telegraph message sent by cable … English new terms dictionary
cablegram — noun (C) a telegram … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cablegram — ca·ble·gram … English syllables
cablegram — ca•ble•gram [[t]ˈkeɪ bəlˌgræm[/t]] n. tgp a telegram sent by underwater cable • Etymology: 1865–70, amer … From formal English to slang
