telegraphese
The terse, abbreviated writing style used in or as used in telegraph messagesThe terse, abbreviated writing style used in or as used in telegraph messages; speech that resembles this.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The terse, abbreviated writing style used in or as used in telegraph messages; speech that resembles this.
More definitions
- language characterized by terseness and ellipsis as in telegrams
Origin
From telegraph + -ese.From telegraph + -ese.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable