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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
internal/ɪnˈtɜːnl/
▶adjective
  • 1 of or situated on the inside.

    ■ inside the body.

    ■ existing within an organization.

    ■ relating to affairs and activities within a country: internal flights.

  • 2 experienced in one's mind: internal feelings.
  • 3 Brit. (of a student) attending a university as well as taking its examinations.
▶noun (internals) inner parts or features.
– derivatives
internality noun,
internally adverb.
– origin C16: from mod. L. internalis, from L. internus ‘inward, internal’.



'internal' also found in these Oxford entries:
Forum discussions with the word(s) "internal" in the title:
"Ministry of Interior" vs. "Ministry of Internal Affairs"
A strategy formulated, disregarding the internal conditions
facing the internal critic
If disturbance is generated within the system it is called internal.
in-house or internal broadcast television
inner/ internal
interfere in/with the internal affairs
internal confusion and incoherence...
internal control
internal fart - onomatopoeic word
internal for reference use
internal medicine > examination
internal new attitudes
internal or domestic
internal plumbing issues
Internal positions
internal subject matter expert
internal transfer
internal/external discussions of such employees
inward, internal or inner?
Meeting ON / FOR ?? action plan ON / FOR internal communication
primark's internal use only
RS 232 – internal use (incl. 24 V DC)
That/which: in an internal structure <that /which> Windows maintains
the internal market
The internal since of mission to teach
the Internal Structure of the Word “disagreeable”
Ultrasound bounces sound wave off the internal structure
USB PCI Card with Four External and One Internal Port
use is made of an internal water purification system.
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