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telefantasy

telefantasy noun: a television serial with a fantasy theme.

Noun

telefantasy (countable and uncountable, plural telefantasies)

  1. A television serial with a fantasy theme.
    • 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.2000, Fraser A. Sherman, Cyborgs, Santa Claus, and Satan, page 2
    • 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[…]2010, David Lavery, The Essential Cult TV Reader, page 279

Forms of telefantasy

pluraltelefantasies

Origin of telefantasy

From tele- + fantasy.

Questions about telefantasy

What does telefantasy mean?
Telefantasy means a television serial with a fantasy theme.
What part of speech is telefantasy?
Telefantasy is a noun.
What is the plural of telefantasy?
The plural of telefantasy is telefantasies.

Words near telefantasy in the dictionary

  1. telefacsimile
  2. telefacsimiles
  3. telefactor
  4. telefactors
  5. telefantasies
  6. telefantasy
  7. telefax
  8. telefaxed
  9. telefaxes
  10. telefaxing
  11. telefeature

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