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  tele

  noun

  television.
• tele-
  tele-

  a combining form meaning “distant,” especially “transmission over a distance,” used in the formation of compound words.
• tele.
  tele.

  abbreviation

  television.
• tele–
  tele–

  A prefix that means “at a distance,” as in telemetry.

tele

¹ American  

[tel-ee] / ˈtɛl i /

Or telly

noun

British Informal.

1. television.

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tele- ² American  

1. a combining form meaning “distant,” especially “transmission over a distance,” used in the formation of compound words.

   telegraph.

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tele- ³ American  

1. a combining form meaning “end,” “complete,” used in the formation of compound words.

   telestich.

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tele. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. television.

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tele- British  

combining form

1. at or over a distance; distant

   telescope

   telegony

   telekinesis

   telemeter

2. television

   telecast

3. by means of or via telephone or television

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tele– Scientific  

1. A prefix that means “at a distance,” as in telemetry.

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Etymology

Origin of tele¹

By shortening

Origin of tele-²

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

Origin of tele-³

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

tele tele- tele.

"I didn't want to stay at home. The news was on the tele as well so I just wanted to get away from it all."

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2022

She figured with COVID-19’s protocols putting a crimp in the bachelor’s style, a face-to-face tele call would be just thing to help break the ice.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 19, 2020

This starter kit comes with a a mounting case and your choice of lens, including a tele 58mm lens, a wide 18mm lens, and an anamorphic lens, among others.

From The Verge ● Nov. 9, 2020

The full manual approach only really works on the main 12-megapixel sensor, which is of a higher quality than either the wide or tele sensor.

From The Verge ● Jul. 13, 2020

The first part of this word is the same Greek adverb tele that is found in telegraph.

From Great Inventions and Discoveries by Willis Duff Piercy

Fotiva's influence over Lenin and Tchitcherin's weakness for lost tele- grams.

From Time Magazine Archive

The cluster was first observed by the late Dr. E. E. Barnard, but his tele- scope was too weak to resolve it into stars.

From Time Magazine Archive

“And squashed by a dresser,” said Horace, scowling at the tele- kinetic girl.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

"Percival Wemys Madison, The Vicarage, Harcourt St. Anthony, Hants, telephone, telephone, tele-" As if this information was rooted far down in the springs of sorrow, the littlun wept.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

If the chip passes a few simple tests, it's put into a calculator or a clock or a tele- phone or an airplane.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Winn Schwartau

Rylan Clark-Neal tweeted: "Devastated. The nicest and kindest woman in tele. Will miss her so much. She'll always be the only woman for me."

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2016