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betwixen

betwixen preposition: betwixt; between.

Preposition

betwixen

  1. (obsolete) Betwixt; between.

Origin of betwixen

From Middle English, from Old English betweoxn (“between”), for earlier *betweoxum, *betwihsum, *betwiscum, from be- + dative plural of *twix, *twisc (“twofold”), from twā (“two”) + -isc (“-ish”), equivalent to be- + two + -ish.

Questions about betwixen

What does betwixen mean?
Betwixen means betwixt; between.
What part of speech is betwixen?
Betwixen is a preposition.

Words near betwixen in the dictionary

  1. betweentimes
  2. betweenwhiles
  3. betwene
  4. betwine
  5. betwix
  6. betwixen
  7. Betwixmas
  8. betwixt
  9. betwixt a rock and a hard place
  10. betwixt and between
  11. betwixt the devil and the deep blue sea

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