internees

n. Same as intern. [ PJC ]

{ } a. Internecine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. internecinus deadly, murderous, fr. internecare to kill, to slaughter; inter between + necare to kill; akin to Gr. &unr_; dead. See Necromancy. ] 1. Involving, or accompanied by, mutual slaughter; mutually destructive. [ 1913 Webster ]

Internecine quarrels, horrible tumults, stain the streets with blood. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to internal conflicts within a group; as, internecine quarrels.
Syn. -- intramural. [ PJC ]

n. [ L. internecio. ] Mutual slaughter or destruction; massacre. [ Obs. ] Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. internecivus. ] Internecine. [ R. ] Sydney Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. internectere to bind together; inter between + nectere to fasten. ] Intimate connection. [ Obs. ] W. Montagu. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A large network{ 3 } of numerous computers connected through a number of major nodes of high-speed computers having high-speed communications channels between the major nodes, and numerous minor nodes allowing electronic communication among millions of computers around the world; -- usually referred to as the internet. It is the basis for the World-Wide Web. [ PJC ]

a. (Anat.) Between the neural arches or neural spines. -- n. An interneural spine or cartilage. [ 1913 Webster ]