Marconigramn.
/mɑːˈkəʊnɪɡram/, U.S. /mɑrˈkoʊnᵻˌɡræm/ Now historical.
A radiotelegram.
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society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telegraphy > [noun] > telegraphic message > types of
telotype1850
cablegram1868
cable-message1877
phonogram1880
cable1883
ticking1888
aerogram1890
T.T.1893
petit bleu1898
Marconigram1902
radio-telegram1902
radiogram1903
wireless1903
news flash1904
teleflash1904
lettergram1908
day letter1910
night letter telegram1910
night telegraph letter1912
radio1915
printergram1932
teletype1933
greeting telegram1937
telemessage1941
overnight telegram1955
telex1957
1902 Daily Chron. 30 Jan. 6/4 When do you expect to start sending Marconigrams at commercial rates across the Atlantic?
1913 ‘I. Hay’ Happy-go-lucky xiii One could almost feel the Marconigrams radiating from Lady Adela.
1950 A. Ford As World wags On xxv. 170 A Marconigram was sent to him extending to him an invitation and asking for the title of his address.
1979 H. Hood Reservoir Ravine iv. 64 News of his fall from grace flashed along King Street with a speed which put the Marconigram to shame.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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