- telegraphic
- adjective Date: 1794 1. of or relating to the telegraph 2. concise, terse • telegraphically adverb
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Telegraphic — Tel e*graph ic, a. [Cf. F. t[ e]l[ e]graphique.] 1. Of or pertaining to the telegraph; made or communicated by a telegraph; as, telegraphic signals; telegraphic art; telegraphic intelligence. [1913 Webster] 2. having only the essential… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
telegraphic — index laconic, sententious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
telegraphic — (adj.) 1794, originally of semaphor, etc.; from TELEGRAPH (Cf. telegraph) + IC (Cf. ic). Electric telegraph sense is from 1823 … Etymology dictionary
telegraphic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or by telegraphs or telegrams. 2) (of language) omitting inessential words; concise. DERIVATIVES telegraphically adverb … English terms dictionary
telegraphic — [tel΄ə graf′ik] adj. 1. of or transmitted by telegraph 2. in the concise style of a telegram telegraphically adv … English World dictionary
telegraphic — telegraphically, adv. /tel i graf ik/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the telegraph. 2. concise, clipped, or elliptical in style: telegraphic speech. [1785 95; TELEGRAPH + IC] * * * … Universalium
telegraphic — adj. Telegraphic is used with these nouns: ↑transfer … Collocations dictionary
telegraphic — tel•e•graph•ic [[t]ˌtɛl ɪˈgræf ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) tgp of or pertaining to the telegraph 2) concise, clipped, or elliptical in style: telegraphic speech[/ex] • Etymology: 1785–95 tel e•graph′i•cal•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
telegraphic — adj. 1 of or by telegraphs or telegrams. 2 economically worded. Phrases and idioms: telegraphic address an abbreviated or other registered address for use in telegrams. Derivatives: telegraphically adv … Useful english dictionary
telegraphic transfer — ➔ transfer2 * * * telegraphic transfer UK US noun [C or U] ► BANKING, E COMMERCE a method of sending money quickly from one bank account to another, by phone or computer: »Payment will be by telegraphic transfer … Financial and business terms
Telegraphic speech — Telegraphic speech, according to linguistics and psychology, is speech during the two word stage of language acquisition in children, which is laconic and efficient.In a telegram, writing in flowery language involves hours of deciphering and… … Wikipedia
