How does the word sound?
History of this Word
"tele" ("far off") spoken by people of Greece starting about 1000 B.C.
Notes
In this sense, it is a word added to another word to form a new word.
Definition
A prefix added to the start of a word. Indicates that "distance" modifies the word. Created to expand meanings. Can be used with many words to form new words.
Examples of how the word is used
| They offer local and long distance telephone service. |
| Television can inform, entertain, and teach us. |