Definition of TELE

tele

Plural: teles

Noun

  • A colloquial abbreviation for television set.
  • Alternative spelling of telly (“television, telegraph, telephone, teleport, telecommunication”).
  • According to Jacob L. Moreno, a mutual connection or rapport between people that is not a mere one-way process like empathy or transference.

Examples

  • His mind went blank looking at the letters, as if the tele had frozen on a bad signal.

Origin / Etymology

Clipping of television.

Scrabble Score: 4

tele: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tele: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tele: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 5

tele: valid Words With Friends Word