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tele- or tel-
pref.
1. Distance; distant: telesthesia.
2.
a. Telegraph; telephone: telegram.
b. Television: telecast.
[Greek tle-, from tle, far off; see kwel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
tele- before a vowel, tel-
combining form
1. at or over a distance; distant telescope telegony telekinesis telemeter
2. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) television telecast
3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) by means of or via telephone or television
[from Greek tele far]
tele-
A prefix that means "at a distance," as in telemetry.


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In spite of all that has happened since, I still remember that vigil very distinctly: the black and silent observatory, the shadowed lantern throwing a feeble glow upon the floor in the corner, the steady ticking of the clockwork of the tele- scope, the little slit in the roof--an oblong profundity with the stardust streaked across it.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
White, the banker's wife, complained to the tele- graph company, saying that the office in Winesburg was dirty and smelled abominably, but nothing came of her complaint.
Winesberg, Ohio by Anderson, Sherwood View in context
The first time she heard that form of salute used at the telephone she was surprised, and not pleased; but I told her I had given order for it: that henceforth and forever the tele- phone must always be invoked with that reverent for- mality, in perpetual honor and remembrance of my lost friend and her small namesake.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
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