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tel·ly
(tĕl′ē)n. pl. tel·lies Chiefly British
A television set.
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telly
(ˈtɛlɪ)n, pl -lies
(Broadcasting) informal chiefly Brit short for television
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tel•ly
(ˈtɛl i)n., pl. -lies.
Chiefly Brit. television.
[1935–40]
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Noun | 1. | telly - an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen; "the British call a tv set a telly" kinescope, picture tube, television tube - a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen receiver, receiving system - set that receives radio or tv signals television system, television - a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points telecasting, television, TV, video - broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs |
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Translations
telka
fjernsyn
telkkari
televizor
テレビ
텔레비전
televizija
tv
ทีวี
tivi
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telly
n (Brit inf) → Fernseher m, → Glotze f (inf); on telly → im Fernsehen; to watch telly → fernsehen ? also television
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telly
→ تِلِفِزْيُون telka fjernsyn Fernseher τηλεόραση tele telkkari télé televizor televisione テレビ 텔레비전 tv TV telewizja televisão телевизор tv ทีวี televizyon tivi 电视Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009