tele
1 of 2noun
less common spelling of telly
British, informal
: television
… I asked parents what they thought of children's telly.
Vanessa Feltz
Vanessa FeltzWhile you were doing your couch potato number in front of the telly last Sun., 67-yr-old Zadu Taft was swimming across the Golden Gate … Berb Caen
Berb CaenIs there any truth to the hundreds of pieces of advice we hear from aunt Jane, who 'saw it on the tele'? Patrick Holler
Patrick Hollertele-
2 of 2combining form
variants or tel-
1
: distant : at a distance : over a distance
telegram
2
a
: telegraph
teletypewriter
b
: television
telecast
c
: telecommunication
telemarketing
Word History
Etymology
Combining form
New Latin, from Greek tēle-, tēl-, from tēle far off
Kids Definition
tele-
prefix
variants or tel-
1
: at a distance
telegram
2
: television
3
: using a telephone
telemarketing