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lettergram
lettergram (ˈlɛtəgræm) [f. letter n.1 + telegram.] A telegram delivered by the postman with the ordinary mail. (Disused.)1911 World's Work XVII. 447/2 ‘Lettergrams’ of fifty words..for an inclusive fee of about two shillings over any distance. 1915 J. Webster Dear Enemy 19 When you feel so bursting ... Oxford English Dictionary
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night letter
night letter [f. night n. + letter n.1] a. In full night telegraph letter, a cheap-rate inland telegram delivered overnight. (Said in the 1945 P.O. Guide ‘to be suspended’. The similar overnight telegram service was introduced in 1955.) Cf. lettergram.1912 Post Office Guide Apr. 94 A service of nigh... Oxford English Dictionary
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