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tele-

/ˈtɛl.ɪ/ UK
/ˈtɛl.ə/ UK
/ˈtɛl.ə/ US

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “at a distance, far off, far away, far from”).

prefix

morpheme over a distance telegram
morpheme television telecast
morpheme telegraph telepost
morpheme telephone telecheck
morpheme teleport telebooth
morpheme telecommunication telemarketing

Translations

Every language

prefix over a distance

Español	tele-
Português	tele-
Français	télé-
Deutsch	fern-
Italiano	tele-
Ελληνικά	τηλε- tile-
Русский	теле- tele-

prefix relating to television

Español	tele-
Français	télé-
Ελληνικά	τηλε- tile-
Русский	теле- tele-

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MLA

"tele-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tele-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

tele-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tele-

Chicago

"tele-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tele-.

BibTeX

@misc{tele_2026,
  title = {tele-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tele-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}