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cablegram

ca·ble·gram
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [key-buh l-gram]
    • /ˈkeɪ bəlˌgræm/
    • /ˈkeɪblgræm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [key-buh l-gram]
    • /ˈkeɪ bəlˌgræm/

Definitions of cablegram word

  • noun cablegram a message sent by undersea cable 3
  • noun cablegram a telegram sent by underwater cable. 1
  • noun cablegram A telegraph message sent by cable. 1
  • noun cablegram cable, telegram sent by submarine cable 1
  • noun cablegram A telegram transmitted via a submarine cable. 0

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Origin of cablegram

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1865-70; cable + (tele)gram

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Parts of speech for Cablegram

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cablegram popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

cablegram usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cablegram

noun cablegram

  • summons — an authoritative command, message, or signal by which one is summoned.
  • buzzer — A buzzer is an electrical device that is used to make a buzzing sound for example, to attract someone's attention.
  • wire — a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
  • cable — A cable is a thick wire, or a group of wires inside a rubber or plastic covering, which is used to carry electricity or electronic signals.
  • signal — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.

Top questions with cablegram

  • what is a cablegram?

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