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telpher definition

tel·pher (telfər)

noun

an electrically driven car suspended from and run on overhead cables

Etymology: < tel(e)- + Gr pherein, to bear

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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