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intern

in·tern

UK/ˈɪntɜːn/ US/ˈɪntɝn/ fairly common
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

verb

1.

deprive of freedom

  • “During WWII, Japanese were interned in camps in the West”
2.

work as an intern

  • “The toung doctor is interning at the Medical Center this year”

Origin

From French interne (“inner, internal”), from Latin internus (“within, internal”), from inter (“between”); compare Etymology 1.

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