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  • noun Plural form of cablegram.

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Examples

  • That Association sends a small amount in cablegrams daily to the morning and evening papers, and much of this cabled stuff is the most absolute slush that can possibly be described -- worse even in its anti-British influences than much of what the American Associated Press has been sending.

    Continental Influences in Canadian Development 1907

  • I took my cablegrams, and accompanied the harbour-master ashore.

    The South Pole~ Northward 2009

  • I took my cablegrams, and accompanied the harbour-master ashore.

    The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912 2003

  • The Chief at once began writing cablegrams and lectures, which Prestrud and I translated into English, and the Chief then copied again on a typewriter.

    The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912 2003

  • The cablegrams came first — bundles of them from every corner of the world — then the letters, a steady inflow.

    Mark Twain: A Biography 2003

  • I had sent Mummy several incredibly urgent cablegrams, but had yet to receive any word.

    cat’s meow melissa de la cruz 2001

  • I kept receiving all these distressing cablegrams from you, following me across the globe.

    cat’s meow melissa de la cruz 2001

  • I kept receiving all these distressing cablegrams from you, following me across the globe.

    cat’s meow melissa de la cruz 2001

  • Since cablegrams had to be paid for by the word—and even press rates were expensive—the practice was to affix Latin prefixes and suffixes to make one word do the work of several.

    Staying Tuned Daniel Schorr 2001

  • Since cablegrams had to be paid for by the word—and even press rates were expensive—the practice was to affix Latin prefixes and suffixes to make one word do the work of several.

    Staying Tuned Daniel Schorr 2001

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