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telex.

A network of teletypes.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/tɛl.ɛks/UK
  1. A network of teletypes.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A teletype message sent through such a network.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A teletype device connected to such a network.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From genericization of Telex Printergram and Telex, derived as a blend of tele- (“telegraph, teletype, teleprinter, etc.”) + exchange.

verb/tɛl.ɛks/UK
  1. To send a message over a telex network.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From genericization of Telex Printergram and Telex, derived as a blend of tele- (“telegraph, teletype, teleprinter, etc.”) + exchange.

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