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intern

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. intern (noun)
  2. rotating internship (noun)
  3. straight internship (noun)

3in·tern

noun \ˈin-ˌtərn\

Definition of INTERN

: an advanced student or graduate usually in a professional field (as medicine or teaching) gaining supervised practical experience (as in a hospital or classroom)
— in·tern·ship \-ˌship\ noun
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Variants of INTERN

in·tern also in·terne \ˈin-ˌtərn\

Examples of INTERN

  1. After medical school, he worked as an intern at the university hospital.

Origin of INTERN

French interne, from interne, adjective
First Known Use: circa 1879

Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

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