be·twixt

(bĭ-twĭkst′)

adv. & prep.

Between.

Idiom:

betwixt and between

In an intermediate position; neither wholly one thing nor another.

[Middle English bitwixt, from Old English betwix; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]

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References in periodicals archive

Among their topics are empowering the reluctant new library manager, maintaining balance and relationships to lead without authority, when life and leadership collide, avoiding the Peter Principle, critical followship as an act of resilience for second-career librarians, and leadership betwixt and between. Distributed in the US by Neal-Schuman.

Mid-career library and information professionals; a leadership primer

At your age, playing with dolls but also liking boys is natural because you're at that betwixt and between stage - no longer a child, but not yet a teenager.

Joan's juniors: Mum won't let me get a boob job like my auntie

Camp is a world for staff that is betwixt and between (Turner 1967).

Research notes: what happens to staff at camp?

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