tele

Definitions

1. Alternative spelling of telly (“television, telegraph, telephone, teleport, telecommunication”).
   alt-of, alternative, countable, rare, uncountable
2. According to Jacob L. Moreno, a mutual connection or rapport between people that is not a mere one-way process like empathy or transference.
   uncountable
3. A Fender Telecaster electric guitar.
   informal

Equivalents

Examples

“All three tele skeins are pitching furiously to snag the super Easter Day tele show⟳ to be bankrolled by Frigidaire, […]”

“They were up late, talking and watching television. Peter will never forget⟳ what happened just after they had gone to bed. 'It's like⟳ it was yesterday. We'd just been watching tele and went to bed at about 2.30 am. […]”

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