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variant of tele-¹: telesthesia.

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Other definitions for tel- (2 of 3)

tel-²

variant of tele-²: telencephalon.

Other definitions for tel- (3 of 3)

tel.

abbreviation

telegram.

telegraph.

telephone.

How to use tel- in a sentence

Not all Israeli gay propaganda is pinkwashing—a lot of it is good, old-fashioned PR to attract gay tourist dollars to Tel Aviv.
How Canadian Oilmen Pinkwash the Keystone Pipeline|Jay Michaelson|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Livvix, 30, is now in solitary confinement in the maximum-security Ayalon prison in Ramla, a city near Tel Aviv.
The Strange Case of the Christian Zionist Terrorist|Creede Newton|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her father, a diamond dealer, moved the family from Tel-Aviv to New York when Kalman was four.
The Singular Artist of New Yorkistan|Lizzie Crocker|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sitting at a cozy café in the center of Tel Aviv, Kallai looks nothing like the feisty woman he plays on screen.
Trans in the Holy Land: ‘Marzipan Flowers,’ Tal Kallai, and the Shattering of Israel’s LGBT Taboos|Itay Hod|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Kallai is not quite a household name, but he is well-known among trendy Tel Avivians and gays.
Trans in the Holy Land: ‘Marzipan Flowers,’ Tal Kallai, and the Shattering of Israel’s LGBT Taboos|Itay Hod|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Il n'y eut celuy de nous qui ne jugeast tel metheore prodigieux.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Tel fut le destructeur d'un pouvoir légitime.Such was the man who trod on rightful power.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
I aint gwine ter kyar er poun' er dis meat home tel I fin' out w'at de matter wid it.
Nights With Uncle Remus|Joel Chandler Harris
E gone down da crik side tel 'e is come by da foot-log, un 'e is run 'cross queek. '
Nights With Uncle Remus|Joel Chandler Harris
The Prophet had been transported from the place mentioned in chapter i:1 to Tel-abib, which was also on the river Chebar.
The Prophet Ezekiel|Arno C. Gaebelein

British Dictionary definitions for tel-

tel-

combining form

a variant of tele-, telo-

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