mailgram

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noun

A telegraphic message transmitted electronically from the sender to a post office and then printed and delivered to the recipient via physical post.

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Meanings

nounmailgram (plural mailgrams)

plural mailgrams

  1. communicationsA telegraphic message transmitted electronically from the sender to a post office and then printed and delivered to the recipient via physical post.

    Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores, Inc. has been the target of a national mailgram campaign since March 13. Complaints have been received from major investors, and demonstrations have been held at several restaurants.

    1991 May 4, Jacob Smith Yang, “Cracking Down On Cracker Barrel”, in Gay Community News, page 2
verbmailgram (third-person singular simple present mailgrams, present participle mailgramming, simple past and past participle mailgrammed)

present singular third person mailgrams · participle present mailgramming · participle past mailgrammed · past mailgrammed

  1. raretransitiveTo send by mailgram.
  2. raretransitiveTo send a mailgram to.

Origin

From mail + -gram.

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APA

mailgram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mailgram

MLA

“mailgram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mailgram. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mailgram,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mailgram.

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