how to pronounce intercom

/ˈɪn.tə.kɒm/

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intercom is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of intercom in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… the intercom system in use sort of man …”

meaning of intercom

Intercom is a system of speakers and microphones that allows people to communicate with each other in a building or other enclosed area.

intercom frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word intercom occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics intercom can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that intercom can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;