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telex

noun
🔊/ˈteleks/
🔊/ˈteleks/
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  1. [uncountable] an international system of communication in which messages are typed on a special machine and sent by the phone system电传系统Topics Phones, email and the internetc2
  2. [countable] a message sent or received by telex电传；用户电报
    • Several telexes arrived this morning.今天早上收到了好几份电传。
    Topics Phones, email and the internetc2
  3. [countable] (informal) a machine for sending and receiving messages by telex电传机；电传收发机Topics Phones, email and the internetc2
    4. Word Origin1930s: blend of teleprinter and exchange.

telex

verb
🔊/ˈteleks/
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they telex
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he / she / it telexes
🔊/ˈteleksɪz/
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past simple telexed
🔊/ˈtelekst/
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past participle telexed
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-ing form telexing
🔊/ˈteleksɪŋ/
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  1. telex (something) to send a message by telex发电传；以电传发出（电文）Topics Phones, email and the internetc2
    Word Origin1930s: blend of teleprinter and exchange.