n. [ Gr. &unr_; far + -gram. ] A message sent by telegraph; a telegraphic dispatch. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ “A friend desires us to give notice that he will ask leave, at some convenient time, to introduce a new word into the vocabulary. It is telegram, instead of telegraphic dispatch, or telegraphic communication.” Albany [ N. Y. ] Evening Journal (April 6, 1852). [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a telegram; laconic; concise; brief. [ R. ]