First Known Use: 1932
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1telex
noun tel·ex \ˈte-ˌleks\
: a system of communication in which messages are sent over long distances by using a telephone system and are printed by using a special machine (called a teletypewriter)
: a message sent by telex
Full Definition of TELEX
1
: a communication service involving teletypewriters connected by wire through automatic exchanges; also : a teletypewriter used in telex
2
: a message sent by telex
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Origin of TELEX
teleprinter + exchange
Rhymes with TELEX
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transitive verb
Definition of TELEX
1
: to send (as a message) by telex
2
: to communicate with by telex
First Known Use of TELEX
1960
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