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1. (television) an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
   "the British call a tv set a telly";
   - television receiver, television, television set, tv, tv set, idiot box [N. Amer, informal], boob tube [N. Amer, informal], goggle box [Brit, informal], TV, box [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: tellies

Type of: receiver, receiving system

Part of: television, television system, TV

Encyclopedia: Telly