Usually means: Concise, abbreviated style for telegraphs.
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  1. telegraphese: Merriam-Webster
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  3. telegraphese: Collins English Dictionary
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  7. telegraphese: Wiktionary
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  10. Telegraphese: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  12. telegraphese: FreeDictionary.org
  13. telegraphese: Mnemonic Dictionary
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▸ noun:  The terse, abbreviated writing style used in or as used in telegraph messages; speech that resembles this.

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telegramese, telegrapheme, telegraph, textspeak, teleg., telegraph code, telotype, textese, Tel., telegramme, more...

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telegramese, telegrapheme, telegraph, textspeak, teleg., telegraph code, telotype, textese, Tel., telegramme, more...

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