Which prefix means 'far'?

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Which prefix means 'far'?

Explanation:
Tele- is the prefix that means far or at a distance. It shows up in words like telescope, telephone, telegraph, and telephoto, where the idea is perceiving or sending something over space. That distance sense is what makes it the correct choice here. The other prefixes convey different ideas: re- means again or back (redo, reread), trans- means across or beyond (transport, translate), and un- signals negation or opposite (unhappy, unseen).

Tele- is the prefix that means far or at a distance. It shows up in words like telescope, telephone, telegraph, and telephoto, where the idea is perceiving or sending something over space. That distance sense is what makes it the correct choice here.

The other prefixes convey different ideas: re- means again or back (redo, reread), trans- means across or beyond (transport, translate), and un- signals negation or opposite (unhappy, unseen).

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