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betwixt

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be·twixt  (b-twkst)
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.]
betwixt [bɪˈtwɪkst]
prep & adv
1. Archaic another word for between
betwixt and between in an intermediate, indecisive, or middle position
[Old English betwix; related to Old High German zwiski two each]
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Adv.1.betwixt - in the interval; "dancing all the dances with little rest between"
between
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betwixt [bɪˈtwɪkst]
A. ADV betwixt and between → entre lo uno y lo otro, entre las dos cosas
B. PREP (archaic, liter) = between A
betwixt
prep (obs, liter, dial) = between
adv betwixt and between → dazwischen
betwixt [bɪˈtwɪkst] adv to be betwixt and between → essere una via di mezzo
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