internship

[ in-turn-ship ]
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noun
  1. the state or condition of being an intern.

  2. the period during which a person serves as an intern.

  1. any official or formal program to provide practical experience for beginners in an occupation or profession: an internship for management trainees.

  2. a position as a participant in such a program: She has accepted an internship in a law firm.

  3. any period of time during which a beginner acquires experience in an occupation, profession, or pursuit: She had a long internship before starting her own recording studio.

Origin of internship

1
First recorded in 1900–05; intern1 + -ship

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British Dictionary definitions for internship

internship

/ (ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp) /


noun
  1. mainly US and Canadian the position of being an intern or the period during which a person is an intern

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