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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tel•e (tel′ē),USA pronunciation n. [Brit. Informal.]- British Termstelevision.
Also, telly. tele-1 , - a combining form meaning "distant,'' esp. "transmission over a distance,'' used in the formation of compound words:telegraph.
Also, tel-, telo-. - combining form representing Greek têle far, akin to télos end (see tele-2)
, - a combining form meaning "end,'' "complete,'' used in the formation of compound words:telestich.
Also, tel-, teleo-, telo-. - akin to teleîn to fulfill combining form representing Greek télos end, and téleios perfected
- Radio and Televisiontelevision.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tele-,1 prefix. - tele- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "far.'' It is attached to roots and sometimes words and means "reaching over a distance, carried out between two remote points, performed or operating through electronic transmissions'':telegraph;telekinesis;teletypewriter.
- tele- is also used to mean "television'':telegenic; telethon.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] tel-. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tele-, (before a vowel)tel- combining form - at or over a distance; distant: telescope, telegony, telekinesis, telemeter
- television: telecast
- by means of or via telephone or television
Etymology: from Greek tele far |