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in·ter·nal

 (ĭn-tûr′nəl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or located within the limits or surface; inner.
2. Residing in or dependent on essential nature; intrinsic: the internal contradictions of the theory.
3. Located, acting, or effective within the body.
4. Of or relating to mental or spiritual nature: "An internal sense of righteousness dwindles into an external concern for reputation" (A.R. Gurney, Jr.).
5. Of or relating to the domestic affairs of a nation, group, or business.

[Middle English internall, from Old French internel, from Medieval Latin internālis, from Latin internus, from inter, within; see en in Indo-European roots.]

in′ter·nal′i·ty (-năl′ĭ-tē) n.
in·ter′nal·ly adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.internally - on or from the inside; "an internally controlled environment"
externally - on or from the outside; "the candidate needs to be externally evaluated"
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Translations
داخِليّاً
vnitřně
indvendigtinternt
innvortis; hiî innra
vnútorne

internally

[ɪnˈtɜːnəlɪ] ADV
1. (= within organization, country) → internamente
2. (= within o.s.) → por dentro, internamente
3. (Med) [bleed] → internamente
"not to be taken internally"sólo para uso externo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

internally

[ɪnˈtɜːrnəli] adv
(= inside) → intérieurement
(= within company) [recruit, develop] → en interne
Our principle is to recruit internally whenever possible → Par principe, nous recrutons en interne à chaque fois que c'est possible.
internally developed software → des logiciels développés en interne
(= inside body) to bleed internally → souffrir d'hémorragie interne
He was bleeding internally after falling from his horse → Il souffrait d'hémorragie interne à la suite d'une chute de cheval.
"not to be taken internally" → "ne pas avaler", "à usage externe"
The herb has a gentle calming effect when taken internally
BUT Cette herbe a un effet apaisant lorsqu'elle administrée par voie orale.Internal Revenue n (US)fisc m
the Internal Revenue Service → le Trésor public américain
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

internally

advinnen, im Inneren; (= in body)innerlich; (= in country)landesintern; (= in organization)intern; he is bleeding internallyer hat innere Blutungen; “not to be taken internallynicht zur inneren Anwendung“, „nicht zum Einnehmen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

internally

[ɪnˈtɜːnlɪ] advinternamente
to bleed internally → avere un'emorragia interna
"not to be taken internally" → "per uso esterno"
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

internal

(inˈtəːnl) adjective
1. of, on or in the inside of something (eg a person's body). The man suffered internal injuries in the accident.
2. concerning what happens within a country etc, rather than its relationship with other countries etc. The prime ministers agreed that no country should interfere in another country's internal affairs.
inˈternally adverb
internal combustion
a means of producing power eg in the engine of a motor car by the burning of a fuel gas (eg petrol vapour) inside the cylinder(s) of the engine.
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References in classic literature ?
This was hermetically closed by a plate of aluminum, fastened internally by powerful screw-pressure.
The virtue of the pillar shalt thou strive after: more beautiful doth it ever become, and more graceful--but internally harder and more sustaining-- the higher it riseth.
She was not in a humour, however, to regard it as an affront, and affecting to take no notice of what passed, by instantly talking of something else, she internally resolved henceforward to catch every opportunity of eyeing the hair and of satisfying herself, beyond all doubt, that it was exactly the shade of her own.
"I guess you mean internally, Nancy," he said dryly.
Internally the reef either slopes gently into the lagoon-channel, or ends in a perpendicular wall sometimes between two and three hundred feet under water in height: externally the reef rises, like an atoll, with extreme abruptness out of the profound depths of the ocean.
Lorry paused, and shook his head at him in the oddest manner, as if he were compelled against his will to add, internally, "you know there really is so much too much of you!"
And so, leaving the remnant of these damned souls still going hither and thither and moaning, as the day grew clearer, I tied some grass about my feet and limped on across smoking ashes and among black stems, that still pulsated internally with fire, towards the hiding-place of the Time Machine.
I doubt whether Eustace did not internally pronounce the whole thing a bore, until I led him to my predecessor's little ruined, rustic summer house, midway on the hillside.
Lady Russell had only to listen composedly, and wish them happy, but internally her heart revelled in angry pleasure, in pleased contempt, that the man who at twenty-three had seemed to understand somewhat of the value of an Anne Elliot, should, eight years afterwards, be charmed by a Louisa Musgrove.
However,' I internally added, 'they may say what they please, but I am determined you shall do nothing of the kind, as long as I have power to prevent it.'
I believed that she had the arsenic secretly in her possession, and that she had tried, or intended to try, the use of it internally, for the purpose of improving her complexion.
I was scorching up, burning alive internally, in an agony of fire and suffocation, and I wanted air.