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What is the difference between telly and television?

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Television is a synonym of telly.



As nouns the difference between telly and television

is that telly is television while television is an electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.

As a verb television is

to watch television.

telly

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Television
    • Not much on telly tonight, as usual!
  • A television set
    • We've got a new, flat-screen telly .

    Derived terms

    * telly tennis

    Usage notes

    The plural is not used in the US.

    Synonyms

    * tube (US), TV, tele (UK, rare)

    television

    English

    (wikipedia television)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
    • It’s a good thing that television doesn’t transmit smell.
  • (countable) A device for receiving television signals and displaying them in visual form.
    • I have an old television in the study.
  • (uncountable) Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television.
    • fifty-seven channels and nothing on television

    Derived terms

    (television) * cable television * on television * televangelism * televangelist * television channel * television network * television station * TV

    Synonyms

    (television) * boob tube * cultural barbiturate * electronic babysitter * glass teat * goggle box * idiot box * plebvision * the shit box * television set * telly * the tube * TV

    Related terms

    (television) * televisional * televisionally * televisionary * televise, televize * televisual

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (neologism, informal) To watch television.

    • Anagrams

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