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in⋅tern

3[in-turn]
–adjective Archaic.
internal.

Origin:
1570–80; < L internus inward, equiv. to inter- inter- + -nus adj. suffix; see extern
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intern  (v.)
1866, "to confine within set limits," from Fr. interner "send to the interior, confine," from M.Fr. interne "inner, internal," from L. internus "within, internal" (see internal). Internment is first attested 1870.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2in·tern
Pronunciation: 'in-"t&rn
Function: intransitive verb
: to act as an intern
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intern in·tern or in·terne (ĭn'tûrn')
n.
An advanced student or recent graduate who assists in the medical or surgical care of hospital patients and who resides within that institution. v. in·terned, in·tern·ing, in·terns
To train or to serve as an intern.


in'tern·ship' n.

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