"telegraphic" meaning in English

See telegraphic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more telegraphic [comparative], most telegraphic [superlative]
Etymology: From telegraph + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|telegraph|ic}} telegraph + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} telegraphic (comparative more telegraphic, superlative most telegraphic)
  1. Of, or relating to the telegraph. Translations (of, or relating to the telegraph): بَرْقِيّ (barqiyy) (Arabic), հեռագրական (heṙagrakan) (Armenian), հեռագրային (heṙagrayin) (Armenian), telegràfic (Catalan), telegrafní (Czech), télégraphique (French), telegráfico (Galician), telegraphisch (German), telegrafisch (German), telegrafico (Italian), telegraficzny (Polish), telegráfico (Portuguese), телегра́фный (telegráfnyj) (Russian), telegráfico (Spanish), телегра́фний (telehráfnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-telegraphic-en-adj-V031y794 Disambiguation of 'of, or relating to the telegraph': 99 1
  2. Brief or concise, especially resembling a telegram with clipped syntax. Translations (brief or concise, resembling a telegram): telegràfic (Catalan), telegráfico (Galician), im Telegrammstil (German), telegraficzny (Polish), telegráfico (Portuguese), telegráfico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-telegraphic-en-adj-z2JU3KJT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 0 100 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of 'brief or concise, resembling a telegram': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: telegraphically
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      "sense": "of, or relating to the telegraph",
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      "sense": "of, or relating to the telegraph",
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      "sense": "of, or relating to the telegraph",
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      "sense": "of, or relating to the telegraph",
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      "sense": "of, or relating to the telegraph",
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      "sense": "of, or relating to the telegraph",
      "word": "telegráfico"
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      "sense": "of, or relating to the telegraph",
      "word": "телегра́фный"
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      "sense": "of, or relating to the telegraph",
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      "word": "телегра́фний"
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