'tween

[tween]
preposition
1.
contraction of between.
noun
2.
Also, tween, tweeny. a youngster between 10 and 12 years of age, considered too old to be a child and too young to be a teenager.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English twene, aphetic variant of atwene (see a-1) or betwene between

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'tween (twiːn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
contraction of
between

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Tween is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
'tween (twiːn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
contraction of
between

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Main Entry:  tween
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See tweenager
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tween
abbreviation of between, recorded from c.1300.
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Example sentences
But one of the differences be- tween old money and new money is that new money tends to be more fragile.
If you are looking for a form fitting bright shiny coat for your tween, do not buy this one.
The play- ground is a fenced and paved lot be- tween a slum and the river.
He stands six feet two, and his weight varies be- tween two hundred and ten and two hundred and fifteen well-distributed pounds.
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