tele
or tel·ly
[ tel-ee ]
/ ˈtɛl i /
noun British Informal.
Words nearby tele
telangiosis, telanthropus, telautograph, telchines, telco, tele, tele-, tele., teleboides, telecamera, telecanthus
Origin of tele
by shortening
Definition for tele (2 of 4)
Definition for tele (3 of 4)
tele-1
a combining form meaning “distant,” especially “transmission over a distance,” used in the formation of compound words: telegraph.
Origin of tele-
1Definition for tele (4 of 4)
tele-2
a combining form meaning “end,” “complete,” used in the formation of compound words: telestich.
Origin of tele-
2combining form representing Greek télos end, and téleios perfected; akin to teleîn to fulfill
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Examples 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 TurnerI 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
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Medicine definitions for tele
tele-
pref.
Distance; distant:teletherapy.
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Science definitions for tele
tele-
A prefix that means at a distance, as in telemetry.
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