| Main Entry: |
between |
| Part of Speech: |
adverb, preposition |
| Definition: |
middle from two points |
Synonyms: |
'tween,
amid, amidst,
among, at intervals, betwixt, bounded by, centrally located, enclosed by, halfway,
in, in the middle, in the midst of, in the seam, in the thick of, inserted, interpolated, intervening, medially, mid, midway, separating, surrounded by,
within
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| Notes: |
use between when referring to two, use among for three or more entities, and use amid for a quantity that is not made up of separate items; between applies to reciprocal arrangements and among to collective arrangements |
Antonyms: |
around, away, away from, outside, separate
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