letter telegram

collocation in English

meaningsofletterandtelegram

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letter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlet.ər/us
/ˈlet̬.ɚ/
a written message from one person to another, usually put in an envelope and sent ...
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telegram
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtel.ɪ.ɡræm/us
/ˈtel.ə.ɡræm/
(especially in the past) a piece of paper with a message sent ...
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(Definition ofletterandtelegramfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofletter telegram

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The restoration of the nightlettertelegramservice will be considered when sufficient staff is available to handle the business which would be attracted.
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One is the shiplettertelegramservice.
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I have heard rumours that the shiplettertelegramservice is to be withdrawn.
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It was clearly necessary to keep the full rate and urgent rate traffic moving, and my right honourable friend had no alternative but to suspend thelettertelegramservice.
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It is not proposed to modify the conditions to be fulfilled by the senders of deferred and week-end letter telegrams.
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Another point is that before the war there was a service called night letter telegrams.
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We have reduced the charges for ship letter telegrams, and also for tourists' radio telegrams and the charges for private lines.
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It was not only letters, but such communications as night letter telegrams and cables that were delayed.
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Corresponding reductions have been made in the rates for deferred telegrams and letter telegrams.
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Letter telegrams are rarely delayed as much as twenty-four hours.
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The arrangements are in conformity with international regulations, which prescribe a delay in the delivery of letter telegrams.
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Registered addresses will be accepted for all week-end letter telegrams delivered by telegraph under this revised arrangement.
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