How to pronounce telegram
American English pronunciation
TEL-uh-gram
- IPA
- /ˈtɛləˌɡɹæm/
- Syllables
- TEL · uh · gram (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What telegram means
A short message sent fast over electric wires long ago
In a sentence: Great-Grandma got a telegram saying her brother would arrive by train on Friday.
Where it comes from: Made from "tele-," meaning far away, and "-gram," meaning something written down.
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