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rozmównica

//rɔz.muvˈɲi.t͡sa//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    prison visiting room (room where prisoners can talk with non-prisoners through a phone)
  2. 2.
    post office visiting room (similar room in a post office)
  3. 3.
    locutory (especially, a room in monasteries where the monks were allowed to converse)
  4. 4.
    intercom (electronic communication system of a vehicle)

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *orz- Old Polish roz- Proto-Indo-European *mlewH-der. Proto-Slavic *mъ̀lva Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Slavic *-iti Proto-Slavic *mъlviti Old Polish mówić Old Polish rozmówić Polish rozmówić Proto-Slavic *-ьnica Old Polish -nica Polish -nica Polish rozmównica From rozmówić + -nica. First attested in 1743–1745.

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