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Betwixt — Be*twixt , prep. [OE. betwix, bitwix, rarely bitwixt, AS. betweox, betweohs, betweoh, betw[=i]h; pref. be by + a form fr. AS. tw[=a] two. See {Between}.] [1913 Webster] 1. In the space which separates; between. [1913 Webster] From betwixt two… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Betwixt and between — Betwixt Be*twixt , prep. [OE. betwix, bitwix, rarely bitwixt, AS. betweox, betweohs, betweoh, betw[=i]h; pref. be by + a form fr. AS. tw[=a] two. See {Between}.] [1913 Webster] 1. In the space which separates; between. [1913 Webster] From betwixt … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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betwixt — /bi twikst /, prep., adv. 1. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. between. 2. betwixt and between, neither the one nor the other; in a middle or unresolved position: Not wanting to side with either her father or her mother, she was betwixt and … Universalium
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betwixt — O.E. betweox between, among, amidst, meanwhile, from bi by (see BE (Cf. be )) + tweox for two, from P.Gmc. *twa two + * isk ish. With parasitic t that first appeared in O.E. and became general after c.1500 … Etymology dictionary
betwixt — preposition & adverb archaic term for between. Phrases betwixt and between informal neither one thing nor the other. Origin OE betwēox, from be by + a Gmc word related to two … English new terms dictionary
betwixt — /bəˈtwɪkst/ (say buh twikst), /bi / (say bee ) preposition 1. Archaic between. –phrase 2. betwixt and between, neither the one nor the other; in a middle position. {Middle English betwix, Old English betweox; for final t compare against, etc.} …
