tele- /teli, telə/
prefix[
Language: Modern Latin;
Origin: Greek, from tele 'far off']
1. at or over a long distance:
a telescope (=for seeing a long way) telecommunications (=communicating with people a long way away) teleshopping (=using a computer in your home to order goods)2. for television or broadcast on television:
a teleplay3. using a telephone
telesales (=selling products to people by telephone) [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲