intercommunication

[in-ter-kuh-myoo-ni-keyt]

in·ter·com·mu·ni·cate

[in-ter-kuh-myoo-ni-keyt] verb, in·ter·com·mu·ni·cat·ed, in·ter·com·mu·ni·cat·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to communicate mutually, as people.
2.
to afford passage from one to another, as rooms.
verb (used with object)
3.
to exchange (messages or communications) with one another.

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Intercommunication is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1580–90; < Medieval Latin intercommūnicātus (past participle). See inter-, communicate

in·ter·com·mu·ni·ca·ble, adjective
in·ter·com·mu·ni·ca·bil·i·ty, noun
in·ter·com·mu·ni·ca·tion, noun
in·ter·com·mu·ni·ca·tive, adjective
in·ter·com·mu·ni·ca·tor, noun
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intercommunicate (ˌɪntəkəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪt)
 
vb
1.  to communicate mutually
2.  to interconnect, as two rooms
 
intercom'municable
 
adj
 
intercommunica'bility
 
n
 
intercommuni'cation
 
n
 
intercom'municative
 
adj
 
intercom'municator
 
n

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