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noun
- (historical) An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted visible or audible signals representing words or ideas, or by means of words and signs, transmitted by electrical action.
verb
- To give nonverbal signals to another, as with gestures, or a change in attitude.
- Her frown telegraphed her displeasure.
Etymology: From télégraphe.
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