betwixt

[ bih-twikst ]

/ bɪˈtwɪkst /

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preposition, adverb

Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. between.

Idioms for betwixt

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.

Origin of betwixt

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)

Words nearby betwixt

between-the-lens shutter, between the lines, betweentimes, betweenwhiles, between you and me, betwixt, betwixt and between, Betws-y-Coed, Betz, Betz cell, Beulah

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Example sentences from the Web for betwixt

Betwixt the cold sun and the hard earth, a dust-befogged wind, plainly borrowed from March, was sweeping the street.
Mary Marston|George MacDonald
Betwixt the banquet and the ball by which it was to be followed, the Queen sought an opportunity of speaking to Arthur.
Anne of Geierstein|Walter Scott
Roscius, a tribune, ordered the distinction of places at public shows, betwixt the noblemen of Rome and the plebeians.
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals|John Dryden
What an immense interval between the feelings of Elizabeth and William, with hardly a century betwixt them!
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. II (of 3)|Isaac Disraeli

The case is the same, betwixt a king non compos mentis, and one who is nondum compos mentis; a distracted or an infant-king.
The Works Of John Dryden, Vol. 7 (of 18)|John Dryden

British Dictionary definitions for betwixt

betwixt

/ (bɪˈtwɪkst) /

preposition, adverb

archaic another word for between

betwixt and between in an intermediate, indecisive, or middle position

Word Origin for betwixt

Old English betwix; related to Old High German zwiski two each

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单词	betwixt
释义	betwixt [ bih-twikst ] / bɪˈtwɪkst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR betwixt ON THESAURUS.COM preposition, adverb Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. between. Idioms for betwixt 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. Origin of betwixt 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) Words nearby betwixt between-the-lens shutter, between the lines, betweentimes, betweenwhiles, between you and me, betwixt, betwixt and between, Betws-y-Coed, Betz, Betz cell, Beulah Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for betwixt Betwixt the cold sun and the hard earth, a dust-befogged wind, plainly borrowed from March, was sweeping the street. Mary Marston\|George MacDonald Betwixt the banquet and the ball by which it was to be followed, the Queen sought an opportunity of speaking to Arthur. Anne of Geierstein\|Walter Scott Roscius, a tribune, ordered the distinction of places at public shows, betwixt the noblemen of Rome and the plebeians. Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals\|John Dryden What an immense interval between the feelings of Elizabeth and William, with hardly a century betwixt them! Curiosities of Literature, Vol. II (of 3)\|Isaac Disraeli The case is the same, betwixt a king non compos mentis, and one who is nondum compos mentis; a distracted or an infant-king. The Works Of John Dryden, Vol. 7 (of 18)\|John Dryden British Dictionary definitions for betwixt betwixt / (bɪˈtwɪkst) / preposition, adverb archaic another word for between betwixt and between in an intermediate, indecisive, or middle position Word Origin for betwixt Old English betwix; related to Old High German zwiski two each Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to betwixt 'tween, amid, among, halfway, in, inserted, intervening, mid, midway, within, amidst, at intervals, interpolated, medially, separating, with
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betwixt

preposition, adverb

Idioms for betwixt

Origin of betwixt

Words nearby betwixt

Example sentences from the Web for betwixt

British Dictionary definitions for betwixt

preposition, adverb

Word Origin for betwixt

Words related to betwixt