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Index I
internal: Meaning and Definition of
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in•ter•nal
Pronunciation:
(in-tûr'nl),
[key]
— adj.
situated or existing in the interior of something; interior.
of, pertaining to, or noting the inside or inner part.
oral (def. 4).
existing, occurring, or found within the limits or scope of something; intrinsic:
a theory having internal logic.
of or pertaining to the domestic affairs of a country:
the internal politics of a nation.
existing solely within the individual mind:
internal malaise.
coming from, produced, or motivated by the psyche or inner recesses of the mind; subjective:
an internal response.
inner; not superficial; away from the surface or next to the axis of the body or of a part:
the internal carotid artery.
present or occurring within an organism or one of its parts:
an internal organ.
—n.
Usually,entrails; innards.
an inner or intrinsic attribute.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary,
Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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