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telefax

Pronunciation: /ˈtɛlɪfaks/

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Definition of telefax

noun

[mass noun]
  • the transmission of documents by fax: for more information contact us by telefax
  • [count noun] a document sent by fax: my telefaxes and letters had not been wasted
  • [count noun] a fax machine: a guy came to repair the telefax

verb

[with object] (usually as adjective telefaxed)
  • send (a message) by fax:telefaxed bills of lading

Origin:

1940s: abbreviation of telefacsimile

telefax in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of telefax in the US English dictionary