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Added 9 October 2026

intern

/ɪnˈtɝn/ noun

Latin root: internus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about intern at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term).

verb

Deprive of freedom.
During WW II, Japanese were interned in camps in the West
Work as an intern.
The young doctor is interning at the Medical Center this year

Origin

From French interner, from interne (“inner, internal”), from Latin internus (“within, internal”), compare Etymology 2.

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