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ca·blese | \ ¦kābə¦lēz, -ēs \
plural -s
Definition of cablese
: the language of a cablegram or language resembling that of a cablegram characterized by the omission of connectives and by the use of special combinations, abbreviations, and code symbols in my memorandum book wrote a reminder in cablese, “Uplook kids”— W. L. White
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The first known use of cablese was in 1938
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