单词 | pretelegraph |
释义 | > as lemmaspretelegraph pretelegraph adj. Brit. /(ˌ)priːˈtɛlᵻɡrɑːf/ , /(ˌ)priːˈtɛlᵻɡraf/ , U.S. /ˌpriˈtɛləˌɡræf/ ΚΠ 1870 J. K. Medbery Men & Myst. Wall St. 4 Those startling variations in prices between almost contiguous centres of trade which characterized all the prime commodites of life in pre-railroad and pre-telegraph days. 1997 Hispanic Amer. Hist. Rev. 77 755 The slow-paced communications of that pretelegraph era allowed the British and French envoys..to pursue far more aggressive actions than their governments really wanted. < as lemmas |
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