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intern
in·tern
[
íntərn
]
noun
(
plural
in·terns
)
in·tern
(
plural
in·terns
)
or
in·terne
(
plural
in·ternes
)
Definition:
1.
junior doctor in hospital:
a doctor who has recently graduated from medical school and is receiving practical supervised training in a hospital
2.
trainee:
an assistant or trainee working to gain practical experience in an occupation
verb
(
past and past participle
in·terned
,
present participle
in·tern·ing
,
3rd person present singular
in·terns
)
Definition:
1.
intransitive verb
work as trainee:
to work as a trainee gaining practical experience, e.g. as a junior doctor in a hospital
2.
[
ín tùrn,
in túrn
]
transitive verb
detain somebody:
to detain somebody in confinement as being a security threat
[
Mid-19th century. < French
interne
(noun),
interner
(verb) < Latin
internus
(see
internal
)
]
in·tern·ment
[
in túrnmənt
]
noun
in·tern·ship
noun
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in·tern·ment [ in túrnmənt ] nounin·tern·ship noun
