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telegraphese
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Word definitions for telegraphese in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. language characterized by terseness and ellipsis as in telegrams
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The terse, abbreviated writing style used in telegraph messages.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
telegraphese \telegraphese\ n. 1. language characterized by terseness and ellipsis as in telegrams.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
stripped-down style used to save expenses in writing telegraphs, 1885, from telegraph (n.) + -ese . Earlier in reference to the style of writing in the London "Daily Telegraph," which was rather the reverse.
Usage examples of telegraphese.
The cruiser must have been full of people scribbling telegraphese on the backs of torn-up guidebooks, trying to condense the maximum amount of information into the minimum number of words.