name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈtɛli/
rhymes with -ɛli
CMU ARPABET:T EH1 L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:T EH1 L AH0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
The Daily Telegraph, an Australian tabloid newspaper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Daily Tele
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
Alternative spelling of telly (“television, telegraph, telephone, teleport, telecommunication”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract