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VocabJLPT N1

Noun

Definitions

1. telegram
2. Telegraphy

This noun refers to a telegram, a message sent electronically over long distances before the widespread use of the telephone and internet. While largely obsolete today, it still appears in historical texts, literature, and occasionally in formal or ceremonial contexts.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

I wonder if things would have turned out differently if I'd sent that telegram back then.

Sentence 2

There are still companies that use telegrams for urgent communications.

Sentence 3

I wonder if that telegram was really sent by the person themselves.

Sentence 4

A bundle of old telegrams turned up in my grandfather's desk.

Sentence 5

It's urgent news, so I'll send my grandmother a telegram.