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telegraphic
adjective
Of or relating to or transmitted by telegraph
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adjective
Of or relating to or transmitted by telegraph
“A telegraphic machine”
adjective
Having the style of a telegram with many short words left out
“Telegraphic economy of words”
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A telegraphic machine
Telegraphic news reports
Telegraphic economy of words
The strange telegraphic speech of some aphasics
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