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atween

[ uh-tween ]

preposition

, Dialect.


atween

/ əˈtwiːn /

preposition

  1. an archaic or Scot word for between


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Word History and Origins

Origin of atween1

1350–1400; Middle English atwen, probably on the model of other synonymous pairs, as afore, before, etc.; a- 1, between

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Example Sentences

Well, now, mebbe thet's so, but if it is ther's a deal of difference atween ther cousins.

I found 'im in the devil's own hole, an' any man as comes atween me an' him must look out fur 'imself forever arter.

I sh'll take care o' the little woman, and atween you an' I, Parson, it's about the best thing as a man can do.

I drink to our better friendship, hoping that a little horse-flesh may leave no heart-burnings atween us.

There have been scrimmages atween one or two of their outlyers and myself; but that is neither here nor there.

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