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twixt
'twixt
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twɪkst
/
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twikst
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preposition
contraction of
betwixt.
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'twixt
or
poetic
twixt
(twɪkst)
—
contraction of
betwixt
twixt
or
poetic
twixt
—
contraction of
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'twixt
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poetic
twixt
(twɪkst)
—
contraction of
betwixt
twixt
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poetic
twixt
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contraction of
'twixt
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poetic
twixt
(twɪkst)
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betwixt
twixt
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Word Origin & History
twixt
c.1300, aphetic for
betwixt
(q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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