tele-

UK/ˈtɛl.ɪ/UK/ˈtɛl.ə/

prefix

over a distance

“telegram”

OriginAncient Greek τῆλε →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. over a distance

    telegram

    1 more example

    telerobot

  2. television

    telecast

    2 more examples

    telefantasy

    telethon

  3. telegraph

    telepost

    2 more examples

    teletape

    teletypewriter

  4. telephone

    telecheck

    1 more example

    telesales

  5. teleport

    telebooth

  6. telecommunication

    telemarketing

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτῆλε“at a distance, far off, far away, far from”
  2. Englishtele-

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

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Translations

Bulgarian теле-
  • теле- (tele-)relating to television
Catalan tele-, tele-
  • tele-over a distance
  • tele-relating to television
Czech tele-, tele-
  • tele-over a distance
  • tele-relating to television
Danish tele-
  • tele-over a distance
Finnish kauko-, tele-
  • kauko-over a distance
  • tele-over a distance
French télé-, télé-
  • télé-over a distance
  • télé-relating to television
German fern-
  • fern-over a distance
Greek τηλε-, τηλε-
  • τηλε- (tile-)over a distance
  • τηλε- (tile-)relating to television
Hungarian táv-, tele-
  • táv-over a distance
  • tele-relating to television
Italian tele-
  • tele-over a distance
Malay tele-
  • tele-over a distance
Norwegian Bokmål tele-
  • tele-over a distance
Persian دور
  • دور (dur-)over a distance
Polish tele-, tele-
  • tele-over a distance
  • tele-relating to television
Portuguese tele-
  • tele-over a distance
Russian теле-, теле-
  • теле- (tele-)over a distance
  • теле- (tele-)relating to television
Spanish tele-, tele-
  • tele-over a distance
  • tele-relating to television
Swedish fjärr-
  • fjärr-over a distance
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APA

tele-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tele-

MLA

“tele-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tele-. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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