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tel⋅ly

  [tel-ee]
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–noun, plural -lies. British Informal.
1. television.
2. a television receiving set.
Origin:
1935–40; tel(evision) + -y 2

tel⋅e

  [tel-ee]
–noun British Informal.
television.
Also, telly.

Origin:
by shortening
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tel·ly   (těl'ē)   
n.   pl. tel·lies Chiefly British
A television set.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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