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cablegram
This term is largely archaic, reflecting a specific era of telecommunications before the advent of the internet and satellite communications. It specifically refers to messages transmitted via undersea cables, distinguishing it from a standard telegram, which might have been sent over land-based wires.
In modern usage, the word is encountered primarily in historical documents, literature, or period dramas. It carries a connotation of urgency and formality, as the cost and effort of sending a cablegram typically reserved the medium for critical business or diplomatic news.
Meanings
Examples
The diplomat received an urgent cablegram from London regarding the treaty.
Send a cablegram to the head office immediately.
The news of the victory reached the coast via a brief cablegram.
He stared at the yellow slip of paper, reading the cablegram over and over.
A cablegram was the fastest way to communicate across the ocean in those days.
Wait, did you get the cablegram about the shipment delay?
The captain sent a cablegram to the port authority to announce their arrival.