Internship

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  internship \in"tern*ship\ ([i^]n"t[~e]rn*sh[i^]p), n.
     1. (Med.) The state of being an intern; the position of an
        intern.
        [PJC]
  
     2. The period of time during which a person is an intern; as,


        she served her internship over the summer.
        [PJC]
  
     3. A program to provide novices in a field with
        apprenticeship training.
        [PJC]
  
     4. The period of time during which a novice in a field serves
        in a subordinate capacity and continues to gain
        experience; the learning period before one becomes an
        expert.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  internship
       n : the position of a medical intern