Dictionarytel•exPronunciation: (tel'eks), [key] —n. 1. (sometimes cap.) a two-way teletypewriter service channeled through a public telecommunications system for instantaneous, direct communication between subscribers at remote locations. 2. a teletypewriter used to send or receive on such a service. 3. a message transmitted by telex. —v.t. 1. to send (a message) by telex: We telex instructions to the agent. 2. to send a message by telex to: They telexed the Paris office. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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