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intern

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[ in-turn ]
/ ˈÉȘn tɜrn /
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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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Origin of intern

1
First recorded in 1825–30 for def. 1, and in 1920–25 for defs. 2, 3; from French interne “assistant doctor,” from Latin internus “inward”; see intern3

Other definitions for intern (2 of 3)

intern2
[ verb in-turn; noun in-turn ]
/ verb ÉȘnˈtɜrn; noun ˈÉȘn tɜrn /

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

2
First recorded in 1865–70; from French interner “to send inland; confine,” verbal derivative of interne intern3

Other definitions for intern (3 of 3)

intern3
[ in-turn ]
/ ÉȘnˈtɜrn /

adjective Archaic.

Origin of intern

3
First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin internus “inward,” equivalent to inter- inter- + -nus adjective suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for intern

intern

verb
(ÉȘnˈtɜːn) (tr) to detain or confine (foreign or enemy citizens, ships, etc), esp during wartime
(ˈÉȘntɜːn) (intr) mainly US to serve or train as an intern
noun (ˈÉȘntɜːn)
adjective (ÉȘnˈtɜːn)
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

inâ€Čtern‱shipâ€Č n.
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