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intern
1[ in-turn ]
/ ËÉȘn tÉrn /
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noun
a resident member of the medical staff of a hospital, usually a recent medical school graduate serving under supervision.
Education. student teacher.
a person who works as an apprentice or trainee in an occupation or profession to gain practical experience, and sometimes also to satisfy legal or other requirements for being licensed or accepted professionally.
verb (used without object), in·terned, in·tern·ing.
to be or perform the duties of an intern.
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Sometimes in·terne .
Origin of intern
1First recorded in 1825â30 for def. 1, and in 1920â25 for defs. 2, 3; from French interne âassistant doctor,â from Latin internus âinwardâ; see intern3
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Other definitions for intern (2 of 3)
intern2
[ verb in-turn; noun in-turn ]
/ verb ÉȘnËtÉrn; noun ËÉȘn tÉrn /
verb (used with object)
to restrict to or confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war, enemy aliens, or combat troops who take refuge in a neutral country.
to impound or hold within a country until the termination of a war, as a ship of a belligerent that has put into a neutral port and remained beyond a limited period.
noun
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
Origin of intern
2First recorded in 1865â70; from French interner âto send inland; confine,â verbal derivative of interne intern3
Other definitions for intern (3 of 3)
Origin of intern
3First recorded in 1570â80; from Latin internus âinward,â equivalent to inter- inter- + -nus adjective suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for intern
intern
verb
(ÉȘnËtÉËn) (tr) to detain or confine (foreign or enemy citizens, ships, etc), esp during wartime
(ËÉȘntÉËn) (intr) mainly US to serve or train as an intern
noun (ËÉȘntÉËn)
adjective (ÉȘnËtÉËn)
an archaic word for internal
Word Origin for intern
C19: from Latin internus internal
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Medical definitions for intern
intern
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.
To train or to serve as an intern.
Other words from intern
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