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teletex

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tele-tex
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A text and document communications service provided over telephone lines, designed as an upgrade to the conventional telex service but rapidly superseded by electronic mail.

Uncountable

Etymology

From tele- + text (but not to be confused with Teletext).

Usage

Inflected Forms

teletexes (plural)

Questions

What does teletex mean?
A text and document communications service provided over telephone lines, designed as an upgrade to the conventional telex service but rapidly superseded by electronic mail.
Where does teletex come from?
From tele- + text (but not to be confused with Teletext).

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