intercom

[ in-ter-kom ]
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noun
  1. a communication system within a building, ship, airplane, local area, etc., with a loudspeaker or receiver for listening and a microphone for speaking at each of two or more points.

  2. a microphone or receiver of such a communication system.

Origin of intercom

1
First recorded in 1935–40; by shortening

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intercom

/ (ˈɪntəˌkɒm) /


noun
  1. informal an internal telephone system for communicating within a building, an aircraft, etc

Origin of intercom

1
C20: short for intercommunication

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