cablegram [
'keiblgræm]
- Cablegram" is a hybrid; half the word is Latin and half is Greek.
海底电报"一词是混合语,半为拉丁语,半为希腊语。
cablegram[ noun ]
a telegram sent abroad
<noun.communication>
Cablegram \Ca"ble*gram`\ (k[=a]"b'l*gr[a^]m`), n. [Cable, n. +
Gr. gra`mma a writing, a letter.]
A message sent by a submarine telegraphic cable.
Note: [A recent hybrid, sometimes found in the newspapers.]