tele-

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tele- /ˈtɛli/

▶combining form

• 1 to or at a distance: telekinesis.

  ■ used in names of instruments for operating over long distances: telemeter.

• 2 relating to television: telegenic.

• 3 done by means of the telephone: telemarketing.

– origin from Gk tēle- ‘far off’. Sense 2 and sense 3 are abbreviations.