telepost
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A message of up to 100 words transmitted by telegraph at the post office.
Example Sentences
- "[…] sending telegrams of 50 words, teleposts of 100 words, and teletapes of 200 words for 25 cents, […]"
- "It is only by the utilization of the full facilities of a wire that a telepost service can be established. Cheap rates are impossible at nine words a minute."
- "A telepost is a dispatch of 50 words, between all points, for 25 cents, delivered at the post-office."