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intercom

Definition

  • noun: a system which allows a person speaking into a microphone to be heard on a speaker by people in a different room or area
  • noun: a two-way communication system with a microphone and loudspeaker at each station for localized use

Examples

  • His secretary's voice came over the 'intercom', telling him that he had a visitor.

  • I heard my name called on the 'intercom'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Ohh! Ohh! No! He's not Santa Claus! He's not Santa! "To someone special." What's that? Intercom. All right. Yeah? Mr. Hobbs, the police are On line one. Police. Hello? Dad! (..)
    2003 Elf
  • (..) So some kid can understand What happened? To a puppy and a frigging pigeon ship 'em. Yeah. Mr. Hobbs? It's me on the intercom. Go ahead. Yeah, I think some one sent you a Christmas-gram. Dad! All right, uh, let's get it (..)
    2003 Elf