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Added 10 October 2026

telex

/tɛl.ɛks/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about telex at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A network of teletypes.
A teletype message sent through such a network.
A teletype device connected to such a network.

verb

To send a message over a telex network.

Origin

From genericization of Telex Printergram and Telex, derived as a blend of tele- (“telegraph, teletype, teleprinter, etc.”) + exchange.

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