telegraphy

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UK/təˈlɛɡɹəfi/UK/ˈtɛləˌɡɹɑːfi/US/ˈtɛləˌɡɹæfi/

noun

Any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a code, especially by means of electrified wires or radio waves using Morse code.

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telegraph
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Meanings

nountelegraphy (usually uncountable, plural telegraphies)

plural telegraphies

  1. uncountableusuallyAny process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a code, especially by means of electrified wires or radio waves using Morse code.
  2. uncountableusuallyThe science and techniques used to enact this process.
  3. uncountableusuallyThe devices and networks used to enact this process.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounapparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)

Similar
telegraph
Broader
apparatussetup
Also see
telegraph

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From telegraph + -y (suffix forming abstract nouns), q.v., equivalent to tele- (“far, distant, telegraph”) + -graphy (“writings on a subject, area of study, etc.”).

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Translations

Arabic إِبْرَاق
  • إِبْرَاق (ʔibrāq)communication by means of a telegraph
Catalan telegrafia
  • telegrafiacommunication by means of a telegraph
Chinese Mandarin 電報 /电报
  • 電報 /电报 (diànbào)communication by means of a telegraph
Czech telegrafie
  • telegrafiecommunication by means of a telegraph
French télégraphie
  • télégraphiecommunication by means of a telegraph
German Telegraphie
  • Telegraphiecommunication by means of a telegraph
Indonesian penyuratkawatan, telegrafi
  • penyuratkawatancommunication by means of a telegraph
  • telegraficommunication by means of a telegraph
  • ilmu surat kawatscience and techniques used in such a system
  • telegrafiscience and techniques used in such a system
Italian telegrafia
  • telegrafiacommunication by means of a telegraph
Latin tēlegraphia
  • tēlegraphiacommunication by means of a telegraph
Polish telegrafia
  • telegrafiacommunication by means of a telegraph
Portuguese telegrafia
  • telegrafiacommunication by means of a telegraph
Russian телеграфи́я
  • телеграфи́я (telegrafíja)communication by means of a telegraph
Spanish telegrafía
  • telegrafíacommunication by means of a telegraph
Tamil தந்தித்துறை
  • தந்தித்துறை (tantittuṟai)communication by means of a telegraph
Cite this entry
APA

telegraphy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telegraphy

MLA

“telegraphy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telegraphy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telegraphy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telegraphy.

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