Word: externs
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
xterns
Definition: Plural of extern; a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there
Morphemes:
Affix: extern
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for example, as a non-resident or as a part-time affiliate.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: externus
Language: la
Decoded: externus
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: outward, external
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.