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# telegram

noun (telegrams)

«telegram» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A telegram is a short written message sent by wire or radio, once paid for by the word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/telegram/#m1)

### In the lessons

a message that brings news, often bad news, in old stories

### Examples

- The postman brought a telegram. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/telegram/#x1)
- The telegram said Grandad was ill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/telegram/#x2)
- In the old film a telegram arrived with bad news. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/telegram/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «telegram» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/telegram/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«telegram» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/telegram.html) on Mova free.