Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A simplified spelling of tell.
  • noun An abbreviation of telegram; of telegraph; of telegraphic.
  • noun Sesame. See til.

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  • noun A hill or mound. Used especially for land features in the Middle East and North Africa
  • noun telegraph
  • noun telegram
  • noun telephone

Etymologies

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Hebrew תֵּל (tél, "hill") or Arabic تلّ

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Abbreviation

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Examples

  • Ro-tel is ALWAYS on hand in the pantry, I make a pretty good no-bean chili for an East Coast girl, and I've learned to make enchiladas from scratch - even the tortillas!

    King Ranch Chicken | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2007

  • Did not english ancestor subdue king at runnymeade for make truth a defense at law. so control the usa media by masters in tel aviv acting through monopolists and FCC bureaucracy, keep all ameriki so stupid for killing the muslim and the torture. for this aemriki be punish. all him land go to the aztec and maya. him woman be slut taking the LBT (low back tattoo) during this time him daughter the goverment making her take the shot for destroy the sexual organs. him so tame him not even fight. him like the woman and the homosexual. him not to fight for him own daughter, this not real man. amerika need google: mighty wurlitzer +cia education for understand control media of usa nazi regime.

    Don Imus and the rest of America — Meandering Passage 2007

  • I have often wondered why the makers of this wonder drug chose to call their tel "Japani".

    The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Frontpage 2010

  • For details, call tel: 03-2697 1158 or browse aswara. edu.my.

    unknown title 2009

  • For further details please call tel: (852) 6152-0006 or visit our website at:

    Dailymotion - most recent videos 2008

  • There's also a new link type called tel for the iPhone auto-calling feature.

    Macworld 2008

  • For further details please call tel: (852) 6152-0006.

    Dailymotion - most recent videos 2008

  • For further details please call tel: (852) 6152-0006.

    Dailymotion - most recent videos 2008

  • For further details please call tel: (852) 6152-0006 or visit our website at:

    Dailymotion - most recent videos 2008

  • The ".tel" domain could appear in use as early as this year.

    Internet News: Infrastructure Archives 2009

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