单词 | telegramese |
释义 | > as lemmasˌtelegraˈmese ˌtelegraˈmese n. the concise and elliptical style typical of the wording of a telegram; = telegraphese n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [noun] > ellipticalness suppression1651 ellipticalness1681 stuntness1871 telegraphese1885 telegramese1894 1894 Pall Mall Mag. Mar. 733 It [sc. the telegram] was not written in telegramese, and it cost more money than it ought. 1971 Princeton Alumni Weekly 20 Apr. 23/2 Bob Richards writes telegramese: ‘First child, Sarah Sudler, born Dec. 3, 1970. All Well. Father in orbit.’ 2002 Independent 14 Feb. (Thursday Review section) 1/1 Romance is initiated, and conducted all day long, on the screen of her Nokia... She likes a life full of..love, betrayals, tears, arguments, all couched in fluent telegrammese. < as lemmas |
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