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telegraphy.

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.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/təˈlɛɡɹəfi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɛləˌɡɹɑːfi/Received-Pronunciation/təˈlɛɡɹəfi/General-American/ˈtɛləˌɡɹæfi/General-American
  1. 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.

    uncountable · usually
  2. The science and techniques used to enact this process.

    uncountable · usually
  3. The devices and networks used to enact this process.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

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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