"tel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tel (plural tels)
  1. Abbreviation of telephone number. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: telephone number Translations (abbreviation of telephone number): puh. (Finnish), ტელ (ṭel) (Georgian), telp. (Indonesian), tel (teru) (Japanese), 電番 (denban) (Japanese), ໂທ (thō) (Lao), утас (utas) (english: no abbreviation used) (Mongolian)
    Sense id: en-tel-en-noun-M2ORkpJo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Lao translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 14 25 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 42 24 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 42 24 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 42 24 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 32 31 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Lao translations: 46 20 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 39 27 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 32 31 37 Disambiguation of 'abbreviation of telephone number': 79 9 12
  2. Abbreviation of telegraph. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: telegraph
    Sense id: en-tel-en-noun-aze2kUfx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 14 25 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 42 24 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 42 24 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 42 24 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 32 31 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 39 27 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 32 31 37
  3. Abbreviation of telegram. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: telegram
    Sense id: en-tel-en-noun-QN-NKqPg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 14 25 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 29 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 42 24 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 42 24 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 42 24 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 32 31 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 39 27 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 32 31 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: tels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tel (plural tels)
  1. Alternative form of tell (“hill or mound”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: tell (extra: hill or mound)
    Sense id: en-tel-en-noun-c~0i6K99 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 14 25 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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