“telegrapheme”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

telegrapheme

释义

† ˌtelegraˈpheme
[ad. Gr. type τηλεγράϕηµα, f. *τηλεγραϕεῖν to telegraph. (Both used in mod.Gr.)]
A word suggested instead of telegram n., as being more correctly formed; but never generally adopted.
1857R. Shilleto in Times 15 Oct. 7/5 May I suggest to such as are not contented with ‘Telegraphic Despatch’ the rightly constructed word ‘telegrapheme’? I do not want it, but..I protest against such a barbarism as ‘telegram’.1867Routledge's Ev. Boy's Ann. Jan. 53 The word telegram superseded telegrapheme.1873[see telegram n.].1896Westm. Gaz. 22 Feb. 8/2 The public..absolutely revolted against telegrapheme, and insisted on telegram, though..the famous Cambridge scholar Shilleto always talked about ‘sending a telegrapheme’—never a telegram.

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