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Telegraphy

//təˈlɛɡɹəfi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a code, especially by means of electrified wires or radio waves using Morse code. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code) wordnet
  3. 3
    The science and techniques used to enact this process. uncountable, usually
  4. 4
    communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire wordnet
  5. 5
    The devices and networks used to enact this process. uncountable, usually

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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