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betwixt

Syllabification: (be·twixt)

Pronunciation: /biˈtwikst/

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Definition of betwixt

preposition & adverb

archaic term for between.

Phrases

betwixt and between: informal not fully or properly either of two things.

Origin:

Old English betwēox, from be 'by' + a Germanic word related to two

betwixt in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of betwixt in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

between the devil and the deep (blue) sea
between whiles
between you, me, and the bedpost
between you, me, and the lamppost or the bedpost or the wall
between you, me, and the wall
betwixt
betwixt and between
beurré
beurre blanc
beurre manié
beurre noir

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