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tele- definition

tele- (tel′ə)

  1. Etymology: Gr tēle- < tēle, far off < IE base *kwel-, distant, remote > Welsh pell, distant

    at, over, from, or to a distance telegraph

  2. Etymology: < tele(vision)

    of, in, or by television telecast

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