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Entryphone

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An intercom system fitted at the entrance to a building, especially a block of flats, by which visitors can identify themselves to specific occupants before being admitted to the building.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An intercom telephone for conversing across a gated entrance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Entry + phone. A trademark, held by The Entryphone Company Limited.

From entry + phone.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: ovipuhelin — an electronic communication system — see also intercom
  • French: interphone — an electronic communication system — see also intercom
  • German: Gegensprechanlage — an electronic communication system — see also intercom
  • German: Türsprechanlage — an electronic communication system — see also intercom
  • German: Türsprecher — an electronic communication system — see also intercom
  • German: Sprechanlage — an electronic communication system — see also intercom
  • Hungarian: kaputelefon — an electronic communication system — see also intercom
  • Polish: domofon — an electronic communication system — see also intercom
  • Portuguese: interfone — an electronic communication system — see also intercom
  • Russian: домофо́н (domofón) — an electronic communication system — see also intercom
  • Serbo-Croatian: portafon — an electronic communication system — see also intercom
  • Slovene: domofón — an electronic communication system — see also intercom
  • Spanish: telefonillo — an electronic communication system — see also intercom
  • Turkish: diyafon — an electronic communication system — see also intercom
  • Ukrainian: домофо́н (domofón) — an electronic communication system — see also intercom