Word of the Day
: October 22, 2024

\bih-TWIKST\ adverb or preposition

What It Means

Betwixt is a synonym of between that lends an old-fashioned feel to both speech and writing. It is sometimes used in the phrase "betwixt and between" to mean "in the middle" or "neither one thing nor the other."

// Charley took a seat betwixt two other passengers.

// They sat on the long bench, a pile of books betwixt them.

// The novel's protagonist is at the edge of early adulthood, when one is betwixt and between.

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betwixt in Context

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