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teleport

Syllabification: (tel·e·port)
Pronunciation: /ˈteləˌpôrt/
Definition of teleport

verb

  • (especially in science fiction) transport or be transported across space and distance instantly.

noun

  • 1a center providing interconnections between different forms of telecommunications, especially one that links satellites to ground-based communications.
    [ 1980s: originally the name of such a center in New York]
  • 2an act of teleporting.

Derivatives

teleportation

Pronunciation: /ˌteləˌpôrˈtāSHən/
noun

Origin:

1950s: back-formation from teleportation (1930s), from tele- 'at a distance' + a shortened form of transportation

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