telex
verb/ˈteleks/
/ˈteleks/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they telex | /ˈteleks/ /ˈteleks/ |
| he / she / it telexes | /ˈteleksɪz/ /ˈteleksɪz/ |
| past simple telexed | /ˈtelekst/ /ˈtelekst/ |
| past participle telexed | /ˈtelekst/ /ˈtelekst/ |
| -ing form telexing | /ˈteleksɪŋ/ /ˈteleksɪŋ/ |
- telex (something) to send a message by telexTopics Phones, email and the internetc2Word Origin1930s: blend of teleprinter and exchange.
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