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intern definition

in·tern (in′tʉrn′; for vt. in tʉrn′, in′tʉrn′)

noun

  1. a doctor serving an apprenticeship as an assistant resident in a hospital generally just after graduation from medical school
  2. a person, esp. a student, participating in a program of temporary, supervised work in a particular field in order to gain practical experience

Etymology: Fr interne, resident within < L internus, inward: see internal

intransitive verb

to serve as an intern

transitive verb

to detain or confine (foreign persons, ships, etc.), as during a war

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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