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a·mong
[uh-muhng] Pronunciation Key
[uh-muhng] Pronunciation Key –preposition
| 1. | in, into, or through the midst of; in association or connection with; surrounded by: He was among friends. |
| 2. | in the midst of, so as to influence: missionary work among the local people. |
| 3. | with a share for each of: Divide the cigars among you. |
| 4. | in the number, class, or group of; of or out of: That is among the things we must do. |
| 5. | by all or with the whole of; by most or with many of: popular among the people. |
| 6. | by the joint or reciprocal action of: Settle it among yourselves. |
| 7. | each with the other; mutually: They quarreled among themselves. |
| 8. | familiar to or characteristic of: a proverb among the Spanish. |
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME; OE amang, onmang for on gemang, on gemonge (dat. of gemong crowd, akin to mengan to mix) in (the) group (of); akin to mingle
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] —Synonyms Among and between suggest a relationship that is not necessarily physical: among the crowd; between two pillars; They don't have much sense among them. Between you and me, I don't like any of them. Amid, a more literary word, implies being in the middle of a place or surrounded by something: to stand amid ruins.
—Usage note See between.
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| a·mong
(ə-mŭng') Pronunciation Key
prep.
[Middle English, from Old English āmang : ā, in; see a-2 + gemang, throng; see mag- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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among
O.E. on gemang "in a crowd." Collective prefix ge- dropped 12c. leaving onmong, amang, among. Amongst (c.1250) is same word + adverbial genitive and parasitic -t (see amid/amidst). It is well established in the south of England, but not much heard in the north. By similar evolutions, alongst also existed in M.E.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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A*mong"\, Amongst \A*mongst"\, prep. [OE. amongist, amonges, amonge, among, AS. onmang, ongemang, gemang, in a crowd or mixture. For the ending -st see Amidst. See Mingle.]1. Mixed or mingled; surrounded by. They heard, And from his presence hid themselves among The thickest trees. --Milton. 2. Conjoined, or associated with, or making part of the number of; in the number or class of. Blessed art thou among women. --Luke i. 28. 3. Expressing a relation of dispersion, distribution, etc.; also, a relation of reciprocal action. What news among the merchants? --Shak. Human sacrifices were practiced among them. --Hume. Divide that gold amongst you. --Marlowe. Whether they quarreled among themselves, or with their neighbors. --Addison. Syn: Amidst; between. See Amidst, Between.
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