telegraphic

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Thân thiện

A journalist writes a telegraphic news report.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Resembling the concise style of a telegram: Characterized by the omission of many short words or unnecessary elements to achieve extreme brevity, similar to how telegrams were written to save cost.
   • Relating to or transmitted by telegraph: Pertaining to the technology, system, or method of sending messages over long distances using electrical signals.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective (Concise Style):

  • His messages were always telegraphic, just the essential facts with no pleasantries.
  • The patient's speech was telegraphic, lacking articles and connecting words.

• Adjective (Relating to Telegraph):

  • The museum displayed various telegraphic machines from the 19th century.
  • They received telegraphic confirmation of the order's arrival.

Advanced Usage

• "Telegraphic speech": A clinical term in linguistics and medicine describing a style of speaking characterized by short, simple phrases that omit function words (like "the," "is," "and"), often associated with certain aphasias or early language acquisition in children.

  • After the stroke, his communication was limited to telegraphic speech.

• "Telegraphic style": Used in literary or journalistic criticism to describe writing that is deliberately very concise and abrupt.

  • The author's telegraphic style creates a sense of urgency and immediacy.

Variants and Related Words

• Telegraph (n/v): The device or system for sending messages; to send a message by telegraph or to convey something non-verbally very clearly.
• Telegraphically (adv): In a telegraphic manner; very concisely.
  • He replied telegraphically: "Arriving 8 PM. Station."

Synonyms

• Concise: Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words.
• Laconic: Using very few words.
• Breviloquent: Speaking briefly.
• Terse: Sparing in the use of words, sometimes to the point of rudeness.
• Abbreviated: Shortened; cut short.

Related Phrases

• "In telegraphic style": Written or spoken with extreme conciseness.

  • The instructions were written in telegraphic style: "Assemble parts A-B. Insert here. Tighten screw."

• "Telegraphic transfer": A method of electronic funds transfer, often used for international transactions (historically done by telegraph). While this is a compound term, it illustrates the adjective's application in finance.

  • Payment was made via telegraphic transfer.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having the style of a telegram with many short words left out
   • telegraphic economy of words
   • the strange telegraphic speech of some aphasics
2. of or relating to or transmitted by telegraph
   • a telegraphic machine
   • telegraphic news reports