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tele-, before a vowel prop. tel-, but more often in the full form; pref. repr. Gr. tēle-, comb. form of têle afar, far off (rel. to télos end). Comp.: telegraph †semaphore, signalling apparatus XVIII; apparatus for conveying a message to a distance by electricity XIX. — F. télégraphe.
Hence telegram XIX, telegraphy, telegraphic XVIII. telepathy communication from mind to mind without aid of the senses. XIX (Gr. -patheíā feeling, perception). telephone XIX (see -PHONE); hence telephonic, telephonist XIX. teleprinter XX. telescope XVII. — It. telescopio or modL. telescopium (see -SCOPE); hence vb. (orig. U.S. XIX) cause to move into another object or collapse like the sliding parts of a telescope; telescopic XVIII. television XX. Telex XX. f. teleprinter + exchange.
Hence telegram XIX, telegraphy, telegraphic XVIII. telepathy communication from mind to mind without aid of the senses. XIX (Gr. -patheíā feeling, perception). telephone XIX (see -PHONE); hence telephonic, telephonist XIX. teleprinter XX. telescope XVII. — It. telescopio or modL. telescopium (see -SCOPE); hence vb. (orig. U.S. XIX) cause to move into another object or collapse like the sliding parts of a telescope; telescopic XVIII. television XX. Telex XX. f. teleprinter + exchange.
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