Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telefantasy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tele-fan-ta-sy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A television serial with a fantasy theme.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Many made-for-TV telefantasies are pilots for potential series; introducing the cast, establishing the premise and setting the stage for future installments are as important as the story itself."
"To an extent, then, it can be argued that Torchwoods cult status reflects not just its position as a telefantasy' Doctor Who spin-off but also its place as “authored” TV drama, interpretable as part of Russell T. Davies's body of work[…]"

Etymology

From tele- + fantasy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tele

Usage

Inflected Forms

telefantasies (plural)

Questions

What does telefantasy mean?: A television serial with a fantasy theme.
Where does telefantasy come from?: From tele- + fantasy.

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