interphone

English

Etymology

From inter- +‎ phone.

Noun

interphone (plural interphones)

1. Synonym of intercom
   • 2003, Alessandra Piontelli, From Fetus to Child: An Observational and Psychoanalytic Study:

     I arrive on time and ring the interphone. Mrs C opens the door with the buzzer and I cross the courtyard and take the lift. When I reach her floor she is waiting for me in front of the door.

Anagrams

• pinnothere

French

Etymology

From English interphone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.fɔn/

• Audio (Belgium):

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Noun

interphone m (plural interphones)

1. entryphone
2. intercom

Further reading

• “interphone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.