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telpher
 
SYLLABICATION:tel·pher
PRONUNCIATION:  tlfr
NOUN:1. A small traveling car, usually driven by electricity, suspended from or moving on an overhead rail or cable. 2. A transportation system using telphers.
TRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: tel·phered, tel·pher·ing, tel·phers
To transport by telpher.
ETYMOLOGY:Alteration of telepher : tele– + Greek pherein, to carry; see bher-1 in Appendix I.
 
 
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