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internal

/ɪnˈtɜɹ.nəl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.66 in modern English

Syllables
in-ter-nal
IPA
/ɪnˈtɜɹ.nəl/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or situated on the inside.

adj

Of or situated on the inside.

adj

Of or situated on the inside.

adj

Of or situated on the inside.

adj

Of or situated on the inside.

adj

Of or situated on the inside.

adj

Experienced in one's mind; inner rather than expressed.

adj

Of the inner nature of a thing.

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: internall, internalle, internālis

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪnˈtɜɹ.nəl/
  • British English: /ɪnˈtɜː.nəl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more internal (comparative) most internal (superlative) internall (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

anterointernal dorsointernal internalism internalist internalistic internality internalization internalize internalise internally internalness noninternal

Phrases

antero-internal complete internal reflection internal acoustic meatus internal affairs internal angle internal auditory artery internal auditory canal internal auditory meatus

Synonyms

intrinsic inherent inner inly interior intern interne home national

Antonyms

external exterior

Rhymes With

journal external colonel eternal maternal kernel paternal nocturnal fraternal infernal diurnal bernal

Questions

How do you pronounce internal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈtɜɹ.nəl/.
What does internal mean?
Of or situated on the inside.
Where does internal come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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