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[ˈtɛlɪpɔːt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (especially in science fiction) transport or be transported across space and distance instantly
(e.g: who needs a flying carpet if you can teleport yourself and your belongings?)
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Origin
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late 19th century (as a noun in the sense ‘hypothetical device for transporting people across space and distance instantly’): from tele- ‘at a distance’ + a shortened form of transportation, perhaps after telephone. The verb dates from the 1930s and is a back-formation from teleportation
[ˈtɛlɪpɔːt], (Noun)
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- a centre providing interconnections between different forms of telecommunications, especially one which links satellites to ground-based communications
- an act of teleporting
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Origin
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late 19th century (as a noun in the sense ‘hypothetical device for transporting people across space and distance instantly’): from tele- ‘at a distance’ + a shortened form of transportation, perhaps after telephone. The verb dates from the 1930s and is a back-formation from teleportation
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