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Added 1 October 2026

internal

/ɪnˈtɜː.nəl/ adjective

In Latin: internus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about internal at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Of or situated on the inside.
We saw the internal compartments of the machine.
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.

Origin

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.

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