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internal definition

in·ter·nal (in tʉrnəl)

adjective

  1. of or having to do with the inside; inner
  2. to be taken inside the body internal remedies
  3. having to do with the inner nature of a thing; intrinsic internal evidence
  4. having to do with the inner being; subjective
  5. having to do with the domestic affairs of a country internal revenue
    1. Anat. situated toward the inside of the body or closer to its center
    2. existing or occurring inside the body or a body part

Etymology: ML internalis < L internus, inward, internal, akin to inter: see inter-

noun

  1. innards; entrails
  2. an intrinsic quality or attribute

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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