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• tele
  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

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

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

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

Is it any different than the tele- phone, which connects everyone on the planet?

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