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preposition, adverb
Idiom1.
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. between.
2.
betwixt and between, neither the one nor the other; in a middle or unresolved position: Not wanting to side with either her father or her mother, she was betwixt and between.
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Betwixt
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Origin:
before 950; Middle English betwix, Old English betwix, betweox, equivalent to be- be- + tweox, cognate with Old High German zwiski two each; akin to German zwischen between (preposition)
before 950; Middle English betwix, Old English betwix, betweox, equivalent to be- be- + tweox, cognate with Old High German zwiski two each; akin to German zwischen between (preposition)
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Example Sentences
- Ernest may not realize it, but this stagnant period of feeling betwixt and between will soon come to end.
- Here is her life as she told it to me, and betwixt and between the pages of her life you will find mine as well.
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World English Dictionary
| betwixt (bɪˈtwɪkst) | |
| —prep, —adv | |
| 1. | archaic another word for between |
| 2. | betwixt and between in an intermediate, indecisive, or middle position |
| [Old English betwix; related to Old High German zwiski two each] | |
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betwixt
O.E. betweox "between, among, amidst, meanwhile," from bi- "by" + tweox "for two," from P.Gmc. *twa "two" + *-isk "-ish." With parasitic -t that appeared in O.E.
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