telegraphy

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire
  2. noun apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)

Etymology

From telegraph + -y (suffix forming abstract nouns), q.v., equivalent to tele- (“far, distant, telegraph”) + -graphy (“writings on a subject, area of study, etc.”).

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