noun
Meaning 1
A film made for television.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: telepicture
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
telefilm
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noun
Meaning 2
a movie that is made to be shown on television
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwelh1-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- English film English telefilm From tele- + film.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Fernsehfilm — A film made for television
- Portuguese: telefilme — A film made for television
Real reading context