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atween

atween preposition: between.

Preposition

atween

  1. (archaic, dialectal) Between.
    • The silver strings of heavenly harp atween:
      And let there glide by many a pearly car,
      Pink robes, and wavy hair, and diamond jar1816, John Keats, On Leaving Some Friends at an Early Hour
    • That's jest a specimen o' the kind of stoopidity as always seems to be a layin' atween property and poverty, atween capital and labor, atween you settin' thar with yer soft ways and yer soft dress ag'in you, and me, and the bed, and the chair, and the wall, and the end on't.1871, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward, The Silent Partner
    Synonyms:
    atwixt, betwixt

Synonyms of atween

Origin of atween

From Middle English atwene. Equivalent to a- + twain.

Questions about atween

What does atween mean?
Atween means between.
What part of speech is atween?
Atween is a preposition.

Words near atween in the dictionary

  1. Atwal
  2. Atwals
  3. Atwan
  4. Atwater
  5. Atwaters
  6. atween
  7. Atwell
  8. atwent
  9. atwinding
  10. atwinds
  11. atwinkle

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