/ ˌtelɪˈdʒenɪk; NAmE / adjective
a telegenic person looks good on television
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WORD ORIGIN
1930s (originally US): from tele- television + -genic well suited to , on the pattern of photogenic .
TELEGENIC
Meaning of TELEGENIC in English
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005