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Telegraphic

Of or pertaining to the telegraph; made or communicated by a telegraph; as, telegraphic signals; telegraphic art; telegraphic intelligence.

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Concise 84% connected

Expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and compacted; -- used of style in writing or speaking.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Concise 84% connected

Expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and compacted; -- used of style in writing or speaking.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Telegraph 74% connected

An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted visible or audible sig…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Telegraph 74% connected

An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted visible or audible sig…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Telegraph 66% connected

An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted visible or audible sig…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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