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- Tagalog
- Tajik
- take
- take account of
- take a decision
- take exception to
- take into account
- take into consideration
- take the initiative in
- talk
- Tamil
- tamper with
- taps
- teach
- tele-
- telephone extensions
- telephone numbers: area code
- telephone numbers: country code
- telephone numbers (Linguistic recommendation from the Translation Bureau)
- tell
- temporary reprieve
- tendency
- tend to
- tend towards
- terrible tragedy
- tetra-
- thank you
- thank-you
- that
- that being the case
- the fact that
- the few
- their
- the Lakehead
- the Laurentians
- the manner in which
- thence
- thenceforth
- theo-
- theoretically
- the question as to whether
- there
- thereafter
- thereby
- therefor
- therefore
- therm-
- the same
- the way in which
- they’re
- thousand
- Tibeto-
- till
- time of day
- time period
- toboggan
- too many
- topo-
- Toronto
- Torontonian
- total
- to the extent that
- to the manner born
- to the manor born
- toxi-
- toxico-
- tradition
- tragedy
- trans-
- trend
- tri-
- troop
- troupe
- true and authentic
- true fact
- try and
- try to
- tumble
- Turco‑
- Turcoman
- Turk
- Turkish
- Turkmen
- Turko‑
- Twelfth Night
- Twitter terminology (Linguistic recommendation from the Translation Bureau)
- two first
- typical
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tele-
The combining form tele- has various meanings.
Meaning 1: at a distance
- Once a week, I telework from home.
- Television allows viewers to see events happening at a distance.
Meaning 2: television
- The program will be telecast at 9:00 p.m.
Meaning 3: via telecommunications
- Telehealth provides health care services over the telephone.
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