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telly

[tel-ee] Origin

tel·ly

[tel-ee]
noun, plural -lies. British Informal.
2.
a television receiving set.

Origin:
1935–40; tel(evision) + -y2
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telly (ˈtɛlɪ)
 
n , pl -lies
informal chiefly (Brit) short for television

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telly
British shortening of television, attested by 1940.
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telly definition

[ˈtɛli]
  1. n.
    a television set. (Originally British.) : What's on the telly tonight?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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