radiogram
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8.3
A message sent by radio to people far away
- noun
- /ˈreɪdiəˌɡræm/
- Archaic
:
radiograma
- The captain received a radiogram alerting him about the storm at sea.
- intercepted a radiogram
Examples
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Radiogram, Mr Wye.
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Radiogram for you.
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There was another radiogram for you at the last stop.
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A radiogram arrived earlier for me.
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They said something about sending you a radiogram.
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- A radiogram, sir.
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She eagerly opened the radiogram that contained news from her family.
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During the conference, the team shared a radiogram sent from their headquarters.
Synonyms
radio dispatch
vsradiogram
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4.4
A short message sent by radio to a central office or to the public
is used for radio messages in general not only those sent to a central office
How Urgent
distress signal
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3.1
- Specialized
31
3.1
to telegram
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5.1
- Archaic
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5.1
radiogram
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8.3
- Archaic
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8.3
message
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note
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Surface Forms
radiogram singular
radiograms plural
Morphology
Etymology
Radiogram joins radio- meaning 'by radio' and -gram meaning 'a written message', like in telegram. So a radiogram is literally a 'message sent by radio', used for wireless news or messages from ships.