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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Med.) The state of being an intern; the position of an intern.
  • noun The period of time during which a person is an intern.
  • noun A program to provide novices in a field with apprenticeship training.
  • noun The period of time during which a novice in a field serves in a subordinate capacity and continues to gain experience; the learning period before one becomes an expert.

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  • noun A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade.

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  • noun the position of a medical intern

Etymologies

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From intern +‎ -ship.

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