Polish edit

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Etymology edit

From rozmówić +‎ -nica. First attested in 1743–1745.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /rɔz.muvˈɲi.t͡sa/
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa
  • Syllabification: roz‧mów‧ni‧ca

Noun edit

rozmównica f

  1. prison visiting room (room where prisoners can talk with non-prisoners through a phone) (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
  2. post office visiting room (similar room in a post office)
  3. (religion) locutory (especially, a room in monasteries where the monks were allowed to converse)
  4. (transport) intercom (electronic communication system of a vehicle)
    Synonym: interkom

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References edit

  1. ^ Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “rozmownica”, in Słownik języka polskiego[1]

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