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intercom

nounverbattested in dialogue

An independent, telephonic communication system, set up around and throughout a building, complex, or residence, typically for access control.

noun

  1. 1

    An independent, telephonic communication system, set up around and throughout a building, complex, or residence, typically for access control.

    emergency intercom

    talk on the intercom

Etymology

Clipping of intercommunicator.

verb

  1. 1

    To communicate (with) by intercom.

Forms

plural
intercoms
past tense
intercommed, intercomed
past participle
intercommed, intercomed
present participle
intercomming, intercoming
third person singular
intercoms
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Rank among the words of the OpenSubtitles 2018 corpus — film and television subtitles, so spoken rather than written usage (CC BY-SA 3.0).