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telly

[tel-ee] / ˈtɛl i /


NOUN
small screen
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NOUN
television set
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"Everything on telly was BBC," she said, adding that she grew up watching the sitcom Some Mothers Do Ave Em and Doctor Who, which ignited a love of science fiction.

From BBC

"I've been on telly for 25 years, I must have been awful!"

From BBC

And the “Antiques Roadshow” version of the lottery—the old picture over the family telly that might be worth $200 million.

From The Wall Street Journal

Visually, it's lots of fun, with new camera angles which better reflect how football plays out on the telly.

From BBC

"Suddenly you cry on the telly in front of 10 million people, you feel a lot more open."

From BBC