reftel
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Blend of referenced + telegram.
Noun[edit]
reftel (plural reftels)
- (chiefly historical) A telegram referenced within another message; especially in the context of diplomatic cables.
- 2006, Marshall Brement, Day of the Dead: A Novel, Asphodel Press, →ISBN:
- Reftel was on my desk when I arrived in Saigon.
- 2011, Alexander Star, Open Secrets: WikiLeaks, War and American Diplomacy, The New York Times Company, →ISBN:
- Per reftel and other information, the Government of Israel (GOI) is concerned that Syria intends to imminently transfer SCUDD missiles to Hizballah in Lebanon.