telegraphese

telegraphese
/tel"i gra feez', -fees', tel'i gra feez", -fees"/, n.
a style of writing or speaking distinguished by the omissions, abbreviations, and combinations that are characteristic of telegrams, as in "EXPECT ARRIVE SIX EVENING."
[1880-85; TELEGRAPH + -ESE]

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