marconigram

or Mar·co·ni·gram

[ mahr-koh-ni-gram ]

noun

, Older Use.

1. a radiogram.

Word History and Origins

Origin of marconigram¹

First recorded in 1900–05; Marconi + -gram ¹

Example Sentences

This in bare outline was his story up to the commencement of the history which finds him on his way to Australia with the momentous marconigram in his hands.

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"Get back as quickly as you can, and tell them to be ready to act instantly on receipt of a marconigram."

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"The mine is to be fired on receipt of a marconigram."

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She knew that she could never hope to explain matters, within the limits of a marconigram.

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To Sam a marconigram was neither fish, flesh, nor fowl; he didn't precisely know what it was, whether it had actual shape, nor what was its colour.

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