tele-

¹

1. a combining form meaning “distant,” especially “transmission over a distance,” used in the formation of compound words:

   telegraph.

tele-

²

1. a combining form meaning “end,” “complete,” used in the formation of compound words:

   telestich.

tele

³

or tel·ly

[ tel-ee ]

noun

, British Informal.

1. television.

tele.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. television.

tele-

combining_form

1. at or over a distance; distant

   telegony

   telekinesis

   telescope

   telemeter

2. television

   telecast

3. by means of or via telephone or television

tele–

1. A prefix that means “at a distance,” as in telemetry.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tele-¹

Combining form representing Greek têle far, akin to télos end ( tele- ² )

Origin of tele-²

Combining form representing Greek télos end, and téleios perfected; akin to teleîn to fulfill

Origin of tele-³

By shortening

Word History and Origins

Origin of tele-¹

from Greek tele far

Example Sentences

Given their territory dominance and the presence of lethal finishers Jordan and Mark Tele'a in their back three, a hat-trick of McKenzie penalties was the minimum they could have extracted from the first half.

From BBC

In Will Jordan and Mark Tele'a - who missed the World Cup game for disciplinary reasons - they have two of the most devastating finishers in the game.

From BBC

But a try by wing Mark Tele'a, who shrugged off Ford's attempted tackle, and five points from replacement Damian McKenzie put the All Blacks ahead with three minutes left at Allianz Stadium.

From BBC

Following McKenzie's brilliant touchline conversion from Tele'a's try, Anton Lienert-Brown mistimed a tackle to give Steve Borthwick's home side a chance to reclaim the lead.

From BBC

Ultimately, they were undone by two brilliant individual moments from New Zealand wing Mark Tele'a, which you should be able to take out of the defensive debrief.

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