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单词 tele
释义

tele

or tel·ly

[ tel-ee ]
/ ˈtɛl i /

noun British Informal.

television.

Origin of tele

By shortening

Words nearby tele

tela submucosa, Telautograph, Tel Aviv, Telchines, telco, tele, Teleboides, telecamera, telecanthus, telecast, telecine

Definition for tele (2 of 4)

tele-1

a combining form meaning “distant,” especially “transmission over a distance,” used in the formation of compound words: telegraph.
Also tel-, telo-.

Origin of tele-

1
combining form representing Greek têle far, akin to télos end (see tele-2)

Definition for tele (3 of 4)

tele-2

a combining form meaning “end,” “complete,” used in the formation of compound words: telestich.
Also tel-, teleo-, telo-.

Origin of tele-

2
combining form representing Greek télos end, and téleios perfected; akin to teleîn to fulfill

Definition for tele (4 of 4)

tele.

television.
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Example sentences from the Web for tele

  • At another place it was named Tangaloa tele, for a similar reason.

    Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before|George Turner
  • I thought perhaps you'd send her a tele—, you know what I mean, and perhaps she could come for us that way.

    Two Little Waifs|Mrs. Molesworth

British Dictionary definitions for tele

tele-

before a vowel tel-


combining form

at or over a distance; distanttelescope; telegony; telekinesis; telemeter
televisiontelecast
by means of or via telephone or television

Word Origin for tele-

from Greek tele far
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for tele

tele-

pref.

Distance; distant:teletherapy.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for tele

tele-

A prefix that means “at a distance,” as in telemetry.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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