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noun Also, in-be·tween·er.
1.
a person or thing that is between two extremes, two contrasting conditions, etc.: yeses, noes, and in-betweens; a tournament for professional, amateur, and in-between.
2.
a person who handles the intermediary steps, as in a manufacturing or sales process.
adjective
3.
being between one thing, condition, etc., and another: a coat for in-between weather.
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In-between
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Origin:
1805–15
1805–15
Related forms
in-be·tween·ness, noun
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| in-between | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | intermediate: he's at the in-between stage, neither a child nor an adult |
| —n | |
| 2. | an intermediate person or thing |
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