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English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin internālis (“of or pertaining to the inner part”), from Latin internus (“internal”) + -ālis.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)nəl
Adjective
internal (comparative more internal, superlative most internal)
- inside of something
- We saw the internal compartments
- within the body
- Her bleeding was internal
- concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation, state or other political community.
- The nation suffered from internal conflicts
- concerned with the non-public affairs of a company or other organisation
- An internal investigation was conducted
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External links
- internal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- internal in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- internal at OneLook Dictionary Search
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