Definition, synonyms and related words
Alternative spelling of telly (“television”)
"The band decided to stick with their classic red tele when recording the new album."
According to Jacob L. Moreno, a mutual connection or rapport between people that is not a mere one-way process like empathy or transference.
A Fender Telecaster electric guitar.
In plain English: Tele is not actually defined as a noun because it functions only as a prefix meaning far away, so there is no single-sentence dictionary entry for it on its own.
"The old tele is barely working and needs to be repaired soon."
Usage: Avoid using "tele" as a standalone noun for television in standard American English; the common term is simply TV. The specialized psychological sense referring to mutual rapport between people is highly technical and rarely used outside academic contexts.
The prefix tele is a clipping derived from the word television. It entered English as a shortened form to create terms like telephone and telegram that imply distance.