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cablegram

noun
ca·​ble·​gram | \ ˈkā-bəl-ˌgram How to pronounce cablegram (audio) \

Definition of cablegram

: a message sent by a submarine telegraph cable

First Known Use of cablegram

1867, in the meaning defined above

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