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Meaning of Telegram | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈtɛləˌɡɹæm

Definitions

  1. An encrypted, cloud-based instant messaging service.
  2. A Telegram channel.
  3. A message transmitted by telegraph.

Equivalents

አማርኛ ቴሌግራም
Azərbaycanca teleqram
Català telegrama
Čeština telegram
Deutsch Kabel Telegramm
Ελληνικά τηλεγράφημα
Esperanto telegramo
Español telegrama
עברית מברק
हिन्दी तार
Magyar távirat
Հայերեն հեռագիր
Bahasa Indonesia kabar kawat surat kawat telegram
Italiano telegramma
日本語 針金便り 電報
한국어 전문 전보
Kurdî telegram
Монгол цахилгаан
Bahasa Melayu kawat surat kawat telegram
Nederlands telegram
Polski depesza telegram
Português telegrama
Română depeșă telegramă
Српски telegram телеграм
Svenska telegram
Kiswahili telegramu
தமிழ் தந்தி
ไทย โทรเลข
Türkmençe telegramma
Tagalog pahatid-kawad
Українська телеграма
اردو تار

Examples

“There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy.[…]Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place. Pushing men hustle each other at the windows of the purser's office, under pretence of expecting letters or despatching telegrams.”
“On 20 May 1937 when down in Bradford-on-Avon on business, Bulleid received a telegram with the cryptic news: 'Sir Herbert Walker wishes to see you twelve thirty tomorrow—Gresley'.”
“Indians awoke on Monday to find their 162-year-old telegram service rendered obsolete, superseded by SMS, e-mail and Twitter. Arguably one of the oldest victims of the digital age, telegrams were the fastest communication method from the 19th century.”
“Following his arrest, Telegram said Durov had “nothing to hide” and that it was “absurd to claim that a platform or its owner are responsible for abuse of that platform.””
“Does anyone have the Telegram link?”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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