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internal
What does internal mean?
internal (adjective): happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Where does internal come from?
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).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of internal?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “internal” mean?
without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition
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no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
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suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
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happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface
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