housephone

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noun

An internal telephone, connected to a switchboard in the same building.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:housephone.”

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Meanings

nounhousephone (plural housephones)

plural housephones

  1. An internal telephone, connected to a switchboard in the same building.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:housephone.

Origin

From house + phone.

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APA

housephone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/housephone

MLA

“housephone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/housephone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “housephone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/housephone.

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