Standard Lemma guide

tele

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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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.

1

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

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative spelling of telly (“television, telegraph, telephone, teleport, telecommunication”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, rare, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

According to Jacob L. Moreno, a mutual connection or rapport between people that is not a mere one-way process like empathy or transference.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A Fender Telecaster electric guitar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Clipping of Telegraph.

Clipping of words starting with tele-.

Clipping of Telecaster.