lettergram

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noun

A telegram longer than an ordinary message and sent more cheaply and with a lower priority.

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Meanings

nounlettergram (plural lettergrams)

plural lettergrams

  1. historicalA telegram longer than an ordinary message and sent more cheaply and with a lower priority.

Origin

Blend of letter + telegram.

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Cite this entry
APA

lettergram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lettergram

MLA

“lettergram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lettergram. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lettergram,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lettergram.

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