internal
/ɪnˈtɜɹ.nəl/ adjective B1- Of or situated on the inside. · We saw the internal compartments of the machine.
- Within the body. · Her bleeding was internal.
- Concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation, state or other political community. · The nation suffered from internal conflicts.· the minister of internal affairs
- Concerned with the non-public affairs of a company or other organisation. · An internal investigation was conducted.
- Present or arising within an organism or one of its parts. · an internal stimulus
- Applied or intended for application through the stomach by being swallowed. · an internal remedy
- Experienced in one's mind; inner rather than expressed. · internal feelings
- Of the inner nature of a thing.
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“On the contrary, sir,—on the contrary,” said Louis XVIII., “this affair seems to me to have a decided connection with that which occupies our attention, and the death of General Quesnel will, perhaps, put us on the direct track of a great internal conspiracy.” At the name of General Quesnel, Villefort trembled.
I could see as he looked down that he was repressing some internal emotion.
As for Monte Cristo, after this ebullition he closed his eyes as if dazzled by internal light.
“Valentine, Valentine!” he mentally ejaculated; but his lips uttered no sound, and as though all his strength were centred in that internal emotion, he sighed and closed his eyes.
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