internal
//ɪnˈtɜː.nəl//
formalForms
- Comparative
- more internal
- Superlative
- most internal
Definitions
1.Of or situated on the inside.
- The nation suffered from internal conflicts.
- We saw the internal compartments of the machine.
- An internal investigation was conducted.
2.Experienced in one's mind; inner rather than expressed.
3.Of the inner nature of a thing.
4.Attending a university as well as taking its examinations.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1961
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Common
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
From Middle English internall, internalle, borrowing from New Latin internālis (“of or pertaining to the inner part”), from internus (“inward, internal”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
By surface analysis, intern + -al.