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day letter

American  

noun

  1. a telegram having a limited number of words and sent slower and cheaper than a regular telegram.


Etymology

Origin of day letter

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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A Valentine’s Day letter to Hershey executive Todd Scott, accusing the company of doing just that by quietly replacing milk chocolate and peanut butter with cheaper substitutes, went viral after MrBeast directed his 34 million followers to it.

From The Wall Street Journal

In his Thanksgiving Day letter to Berkshire shareholders this year, Buffett touched on the importance of being open to a change in one’s thinking.

From Barron's

He would fall silent for months, and then a long Mother’s Day letter would arrive, or he would call from a pay phone.

From New York Times

He signed an Inauguration Day letter, along with 16 other House Republican freshmen, pledging to work with Biden.

From Slate

A mother whose eight-year-old daughter posted a Father's Day letter addressed to her dad in heaven said she was overwhelmed when it was returned to her by a postman.

From BBC