"teletypewriter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: teletypewriters [plural]
Etymology: From tele- (“far, distant, telegraph”) + typewriter. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|tele|typewriter|t1=far, distant, telegraph}} tele- (“far, distant, telegraph”) + typewriter Head templates: {{en-noun}} teletypewriter (plural teletypewriters)
  1. Synonym of teletype (“telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols”). Categories (topical): Telegraphy Synonyms: teletype [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: radioteletypewriter, teletypewriting, teletypewritten

Inflected forms

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