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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tele"

English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “at a distance, far off, far away, far from”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɛl.ɪ/, /ˈtɛl.ə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɛl.ə/

Prefix

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tele-

  1. over a distance telegram telerobot
  2. television telecast telefantasy telethon
  3. telegraph telepost teletape teletypewriter
  4. telephone telecheck telesales
  5. teleport telebooth
  6. telecommunication telemarketing

Derived terms

[edit] English terms prefixed with tele- teleabortion telacoustic telæsthesia telalgia teleanesthesia teleanesthetic teleassessment teleassistance telautogram telautograph teleautomatic teleautomaton telebanking telebarometer telebetting telebooking telebooth brachytelephalangia brachytelephalangy telebridge telebriefing telebroadcast telebroadcaster telebroker telebroking telebureau telebus telebusiness telecall telecalling telecamera telecanthus telecanvassing telecardiogram telecardiographic telecardiography telecardiology telecare telecarer telecast telecatalogue telecentre telecentric telecentricity telecheck telecine telecinematography telecipher teleclass teleclassroom teleclinic teleclinician teleclone telecloning telecoaching telecobalt telecode telecoil telecollaboration telecollaborative telecollaborator telecolposcopy telecomedy telecommand telecommerce telecommunicate telecommunication telecommunicative telecommunicator telecommute telecommuter telecommuting telecomputer telecomputing teleconnected teleconnection teleconnective teleconsult teleconsultant teleconsultation teleconsulting telecontrol telecontroller teleconvention teleconversation teleconversion teleconverter telecooling telecop telecopier telecoprid telecopy telecosm telecottage telecounseling telecounselling telecounselor telecoupled telecoupling telecourse teledating teledemocracy telestration telestrator teledensity teledental teledentistry teledermatological teledermatologist teledermatology teledermoscopic teledermoscopically teledermoscopy telediabetes telediagnose telediagnosis telediagnostic telediagnostics telediastole telediastolic teledildonics teledoctor teledoctoring teledocumentation teledrama teledramatic teledramatist teledynamic teleducation telelectric telelectrograph electrotelethermometer telenergy telepistemology telergy telesthesia teleexamination telex Telex telextender telefacsimile telefactor telefantasy telefeature telefelony telefiction telefilm teleforce teleforum telefrag telefraud telefuture telegambling telegaming telegenesis telegenetic telegenetics telegenic telegeodynamic telegeodynamics teleglaucoma telegnostic telegony telegram telegramme telegraph telegraphy teleguidance teleguide telehandler telehaptic telehaptics telharmonic telharmonium telharmony telehealth telehealthcare teleheating telecopter telehelp telehydrobarometer teleinformatic telematic teleinformatics teleinstruction teleinstructional teleinstructor teleintervention teleinterview telejournalism telejournalist telejournalistic telejustice teleidoscope telekinematography telekinesis telekinetic telekiosk telelactation telelearner

Translations

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  • Catalan: tele- (ca)
  • Czech: tele- (cs)
  • Danish: tele- (da)
  • Finnish: kauko- (fi), tele- (fi)
  • French: télé- (fr)
  • Galician: tele- (gl)
  • Georgian: ტელე- (ṭele-)
  • German: fern- (de)
  • Greek: τηλε- (el) (tile-)
  • Hungarian: táv- (hu)
  • Italian: tele- (it)
  • Malay: tele-
  • Norwegian: Bokmål: tele- Nynorsk: tele-
  • Persian: دور (fa) (dur-)
  • Polish: tele- (pl)
  • Portuguese: tele- (pt)
  • Russian: теле- (ru) (tele-)
  • Spanish: tele- (es)
  • Swedish: fjärr- (sv)
relating to television
  • Armenian: հեռուստա- (heṙusta-)
  • Bulgarian: теле- (tele-)
  • Catalan: tele- (ca)
  • Czech: tele- (cs)
  • French: télé- (fr)
  • Greek: τηλε- (el) (tile-)
  • Hungarian: tele- (hu)
  • Polish: tele- (pl)
  • Russian: теле- (ru) (tele-)
  • Spanish: tele- (es)

References

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  • Definition of tele - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Anagrams

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  • Leet, Teel, leet, teel

Basque

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tele/ [t̪e.le]
  • Hyphenation: te‧le-

Prefix

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tele-

  1. tele- (over a distance)
  2. tele- (relating to television)

Derived terms

[edit] Basque terms prefixed with tele- teleaulki telezabor

Catalan

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈte.le] (In unadapted cultisms)
  • (Eastern) IPA(key): [ˈtə.lə] (In adapted cultisms)
  • (Western) IPA(key): [ˈte.le] (In adapted cultisms)

Prefix

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tele-

  1. tele-

Derived terms

[edit] Catalan terms prefixed with tele- telecabina telecadira telecomunicació teleconferència telecontrol teleespectador telèfon telenovel·la telescopi teletreball televident

Further reading

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  • “tele-”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
  • “tele-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
  • “tele-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “tele-” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Czech

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Etymology

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Derived from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tɛlɛ ]

Prefix

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tele-

  1. tele-

Derived terms

[edit] Czech terms prefixed with tele- telegraf telekomunikace

Further reading

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  • “tele-”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • tele- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Dutch

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Prefix

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tele-

  1. tele-

Derived terms

[edit] Dutch terms prefixed with tele- telefax telefoon telegeleid telelens telescoop telefacsimile telefooncel telefoonlijn telewerk telewerker

Esperanto

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tele]

Prefix

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tele-

  1. tele-

Derived terms

[edit] Esperanto terms prefixed with tele- telekablo telelabori teleporti teleregilo

Finnish

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Etymology

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Internationalism (see English tele-), ultimately from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtele-/, [ˈt̪e̞le̞-]

Prefix

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tele-

  1. tele-

Synonyms

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  • kauko-

Derived terms

[edit] Finnish terms prefixed with tele- teleala telealue teleasentaja teleinsinööri telejatke telekineettinen telekokous telekopio telekopiointi telelaitos teleliikenne telelääketiede telemarkkinat telemarkkinointi telemetria teleneuvottelu teleoperaattori teleopetus telepalvelu telepatia telepäätelaite teleskooppi teletekniikka teletekninen teleportata teletietopalvelu teletoiminta teletunnistetieto teleurkinta televalvonta televerkko televiestintä televisio teleyhteys teleyritys teleäänestys compounds
  • teleportata

Further reading

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  • “tele-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

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  • leet

Galician

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Prefix

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tele-

  1. tele- (1 and 2)

Derived terms

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From

Galician terms prefixed with tele- telecomunicación telespectador teléfono telelixo telenovela telepatía telerrealidade teletraballo televisión televoto

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Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtɛlɛ]
  • Hyphenation: te‧le

Etymology 1

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From Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “at a distance, far off, far away, far from”).[1]

Prefix

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tele-

  1. tele- ház (“house”) → teleház (“telecenter”)
Derived terms
[edit] Hungarian nouns prefixed with tele- teleház teleobjektív

Etymology 2

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From the adverb tele (“full”).

Prefix

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tele-

  1. (verbal prefix) to the brim, fully, over an entire extent pakol (“to pack”) → telepakol (“to fill up something fully with something”) firkál (“to scribble”) → telefirkál (“to scribble all over, to fill the available space completely with scribble”)
Derived terms
[edit] Hungarian verbs prefixed with tele- telepakol

See also

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  • Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes

References

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  1. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Italian

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Prefix

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tele-

  1. tele- (all senses)

Derived terms

[edit] Italian terms prefixed with tele- teleabbonato teleacquisto teleallarme teleannunciatore telearma teleascoltatore teleassistenza teleaudiovisivo teleautografia teleautografo teleavviso telebanca telebomba teleborsa telecamera telecardiologia telechirurgia telecinecamera telecinematografia telecinesi telecinetico telecittà telecomandare telecomandato telecomando telecommentatore telecommercio telecomunicare telecomunicazione teleconferenza telecontrollare telecontrollo telecopia telecopiatore telecopiatrice telecopiatura telecrazia telecronaca telecronista telecuore telediagnosi teledialisi telediastolico teledidattica telediffondere telediffusione telediffusore teledipendente teledipendenza teledistribuzione teledocumentazione teledramma teledrin teleelaborazione teleelettroencefalografia telefax telefilm telefonia telefono teleforo telefoto telefotografia telefotografico telegenico telegestione telegiornale telegiornalismo telegrafia telegrafico telegrafo telegramma teleguida teleguidare teleguidato teleimbonitore teleimpiego teleinformatica telematica telelavoratore telelavorista telelavoro telelibro telemanipolatore telemarketing telemeccanica telemeccanico telemedicina telemessaggio telemetria telemetrico telemetro telemisura telemisurazione telenotiziario telenovela teleobiettivo teleoperatore telepass telepatia telepedaggio telependolarismo teleportazione teleposta telepredica telepredicatore telepresenza teleprocesso teleprogramma teleproietto telepromozione telequiz teleradiografia teleradioterapia teleradiotrasmettere teleraffrescamento telecettore teleriabilitazione telericevente telericevere telericevitore telericezione telerilevamento teleriparatore teleripetitore teleripresa teleriscaldamento teleriscaldare telerobotica telerobotico teleromanzo teleruttore teleschermo telescopia telescopico telescopio telescritto telescrivente telescuola telesegnalazione teleselettivo teleselezione teleseminario teleservizio telesisma telesismo telesoccorso telesondaggio telesorveglianza telespazzatura telespettatore telespia telestampa telestampante teletecnico teletermografia teleradiotrasmesso teletrasmesso teletrasmettere teletrasmettitore teletrasmissione teletrasmittente teletrasportare teletrasporto teletrattamento teletruffa teleutente televendita televenditore televideo televisione televisivo televisore televoto

Anagrams

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  • Lete, Letè

Malay

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English tele- or Dutch tele-.

Pronunciation

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  • (English-based) IPA(key): [tɛ.li-]
  • (Baku) IPA(key): [te.le-]
  • Hyphenation: te‧le-

Prefix

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tele- (Jawi spelling تيليـ)

  1. (no longer productive) tele- telefon ― telephone telekomunikasi ― telecommunication televisyen ― television

Derived terms

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle).

Prefix

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tele-

  1. tele-

Derived terms

[edit] Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with tele- telefaks telekommunikasjon telelinse teleobjektiv teleskop teleslynge telespole teleportere

References

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  • “tele-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle).

Prefix

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tele-

  1. tele-

Derived terms

[edit] Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with tele- telefaks telekommunikasjon telelinse teleobjektiv teleskop teleslynge telespole teleportere

References

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  • “tele-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

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  • elet, elte, etle, leet, lete, léte, tele

Polish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɛ.lɛ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛlɛ
  • Syllabification: te‧le-

Prefix

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tele-

  1. tele- (over a distance)
  2. tele- (relating to television)

Derived terms

[edit] Polish terms prefixed with tele- teledysk telefaks telefax telefon telegraf telegrafia telegram telekomunikacja teleobiektyw telepatia telepraca teleturniej telewidz telewizja telezakupy

Further reading

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  • tele- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Internationalism (see English tele-), ultimately from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌtɛ.le/, /te.le/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌtɛ.lɛ/, /tɨ.lɨ/

Prefix

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tele-

  1. tele- (over a distance)

Derived terms

[edit] Portuguese terms prefixed with tele- telecomandar telecomando telecomunicação teledramaturgia telespectador telefilme telefone telefonia telemático telejornal telelixo telemarketing telemetria telemóvel telenovela telepatia teleportar telescópico teletransportar teletransporte televendas televendedor televisão televoto

Further reading

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  • “tele-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
  • “tele-”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
  • “tele-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Serbo-Croatian

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Prefix

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tele- (Cyrillic spelling теле-)

  1. tele-

Derived terms

[edit] Serbo-Croatian terms prefixed with tele- telecunami teleskop televizija

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tele/ [t̪e.le]
  • Syllabification: te‧le-

Prefix

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tele-

  1. tele- (1 and 2)

Derived terms

[edit] Spanish terms prefixed with tele- telealarma telearrastre teleasistencia telebasura telecomedia telecomunicación teleconferencia telediario teleenfermería telespectador telesquí teleevangélico teleevangelismo telefilme teléfono telégrafo telegrama telemático telemando telemedida telenovela teleobjetivo teleoperador telepatía telepeaje telepizza telepredicador telepromoción telerrealidad telescópico telescopio telesilla teletaquilla teletienda teletrabajar teletrabajo teletransportar teletransporte televenta televidente televisión televisor televoto

Further reading

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  • “tele-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

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Prefix

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tele-

  1. tele-; bridging large distances (e.g. telepati, telefon, telepresens)
  2. tele-; pertaining to telecommunications (e.g. televerk, telebolag, teleingenjör)

Usage notes

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  • In 1953 the Swedish telegraph and telephone administration, previously known as telegrafverket, was renamed televerket.

Derived terms

[edit] Swedish terms prefixed with tele- telefon telegrafi telegram telekonferens teleobjektiv teleportera teleskop telefem television

See also

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  • fjärr-

References

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  • tele- in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • tele- in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • tele- in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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