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betwixt

Syllables: be·twixtUK/bɪˈtwɪkst//bəˈtwɪkst/

betwixt preposition: between.

Preposition

betwixt

  1. (archaic, literary) Between.
    • There was some speech of marriage / Betwixt myself and her.c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    • The times have changed in nothing more (we follow as we were wont the manuscript of Peter Pattieson,) than in the rapid conveyance of intelligence and communication betwixt one part of Scotland and another.1818 July 25, Jedediah Cleishbotham [pseudonym; Walter Scott], “I. Being Introductory.”, in Tales of My Landlord, Second Series, […] (The Heart of Mid-Lothian), volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James...
    Synonyms:
    atwixt, twixt, 'twixt

betwixt meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Arabic and Indonesian

betwixt in Tamil

நடுவே

betwixt in Urdu

مابین, درمیان

betwixt in Arabic

between
بَيْن bayn

betwixt in Indonesian

between
antara

Examples of betwixt in a sentence

  • In a contest betwixt legal titles, instruments of writing thereabout must often be strictly construed, and that which may be called the real intent of the makers is sometimes defeated.1915, “102 S. C. 313. Etheredge et al. v. Ætna Ins. Co. (No. 9216.) (Supreme Court of South Carolina. Oct. 20, 1915.)”, in The Southeastern...
  • And praying to the Gods beneath, I stuck my dirk betwixt my teeth and drew my sabre from its sheath.2011, Felix Hagan, “Vengeance On My Mind”, in Dawn Breaks, the Monster Wakes...:

Synonyms of betwixt

Forms of betwixt

alternative formbetwix
alternative formbetwixte
alternative formbetwyxt

Origin of betwixt

From Middle English bitwixe, from Old English betweox, from Proto-Germanic *twiskaz (“twofold, double”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice, doubly; in two”). By surface analysis, be- (“by, near, around”) + twixt (“between”). Compare Saterland Frisian twiske (“between”), Dutch tussen, German zwischen.

Words formed from betwixt

Words that rhyme with betwixt

Questions about betwixt

What does betwixt mean?
Betwixt means between.
What is betwixt in Tamil?
Betwixt in Tamil is நடுவே. See Betwixt meaning in Tamil.
How do you use betwixt in a sentence?
In a contest betwixt legal titles, instruments of writing thereabout must often be strictly construed, and that which may be called the real intent of the makers is sometimes defeated.
What part of speech is betwixt?
Betwixt is a preposition.
How do you pronounce betwixt?
Betwixt is pronounced /bɪˈtwɪkst/ (UK).

Words near betwixt in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: betwixt (page history and authors); betwixt (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); betwixt (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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