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Intercom Moderate

Origin: Latin prefix inter-

Intercom has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a communication system linking different rooms within a building or ship etc

"The hotel concierge used the intercom to announce room service delivery to every floor simultaneously."

2

an electronic communication system, especially one between rooms in a building

"I used the intercom to ask the person in the next office if they needed help moving that heavy box."

Verb
1

To communicate (with) by intercom.

"I used the intercom to announce that dinner would be ready in ten minutes."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
communication system
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
interphone
Rhyming Words
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