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telex

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) telex (noun)
  2. 2) telex (verb)

1tel·ex

noun \ˈte-ˌleks\

Definition of TELEX

1
: a communication service involving teletypewriters connected by wire through automatic exchanges; also : a teletypewriter used in telex
2
: a message sent by telex
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Examples of TELEX

  1. The message was sent by telex.
  2. We received a telex from New York.

Origin of TELEX

teleprinter + exchange
First Known Use: 1932

Rhymes with TELEX

annex, apex, codex, complex, convex, cortex, culex, desex, duplex, DX, fourplex, ibex, ilex, index, Kleenex, latex, mirex, murex, MX, narthex, perplex, Perspex, phone sex, pollex, Pyrex, reflex, Rx, safe sex, scolex, silex, silvex, simplex, spandex, Tex-Mex, triplex, unsex, vertex, vortex

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