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betwixt and between
adverb or adjective
: in a midway position : neither one thing nor the other
Examples of betwixt and between in a Sentence
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A lot of us feel betwixt and between our roots and our branches.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022
There was this betwixt and between quality to them.
—Arielle Pardes, Wired, 1 Mar. 2021
In the betwixt and between moments—these liminal moments—when the old rules don’t count anymore, and the communities the people belong to break down.
—Arielle Pardes, Wired, 1 Mar. 2021
With this in mind, don’t expect a cinematic masterpiece; but do expect Olivia Newton-John in a pair of roller skates and second-skin spandex and a fantastically incoherent plot set betwixt and between planet Earth and the realm of the gods.
—Vogue, 3 Nov. 2020
Once again, rabbits seem to be betwixt and between.
—Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 29 June 2020
But betwixt and between the half-dozen goriest tales are some of the most inventive, effective and downright moving Christmas crime stories in recent memory.
—Tom Nolan, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
1789, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of betwixt and between was
in 1789
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“Betwixt and between.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/betwixt%20and%20between. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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