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in·tern
also in·terne (ĭn′tûrn′)n.
1.
a. A student or a recent graduate undergoing supervised practical training.
b. A physician who has recently graduated from medical school and is learning medical practice in a hospital under supervision, prior to beginning a residency program.
2. One who is interned; an internee.
v. in·terned, in·tern·ing, in·terns
v.intr.
To train or serve as an intern.
v.tr. (also ĭn-tûrn′)
To confine, especially in wartime.
[French interne, from Latin internus, internal; see internal.]
in′tern·ship′ n.
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internship
(ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp)n
(Professions) chiefly US and Canadian the position of being an intern or the period during which a person is an intern
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in•tern•ship
(ˈɪn tɜrnˌʃɪp)n.
1. the state of being an intern.
2. a period of serving as an intern.
3. a position as an intern.
[1900–05]
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internship
[ˈɪntɜːrnʃɪp] n (US)
(MEDICINE) → internat m (aux États-Unis, première année de formation clinique avant le passage de l'examen d'État permettant d'exercer.)
(in company, organization) → stage m de formation en entreprise
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internship
n (US)
(Med) → Medizinalpraktikum nt
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