"circular telegram" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: circular telegrams [plural]
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  1. (chiefly historical) A broadly distributed message, similar to a circular letter, transmitted as a telegram, especially in the context of diplomacy. Tags: historical Translations (broadly distributed message via telegraph): 通電 /通电 (tōngdiàn) (Chinese Mandarin)

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