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Definition of telegram : 1. A message sent by telegraph; a telegraphic dispatch.
2. A message transmitted by telegraph.

Synonyms:

code message, news message, night message, buzzer, flash, teletype copy, report, cable, wire, night letter, telegraphic message, cablegram, communication, conducting wire, call, signal, radiogram, summons, message, day letter

Usage examples:

• There was a telegram, too, for her he noticed when he came in. - "The Enchanted April", Elizabeth von Arnim.
• My own telegram, which had crossed theirs, had answered their first question. - "The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon", José Maria Gordon.
• His telegram had said, the afternoon! - "The Patrician", John Galsworthy.