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[bi'twi:n]1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) med2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) med3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) med4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) med•* * *I [bitwí:n]adverb betwixt and between — niti eno niti drugoin between — sredi, v sredinifew and far between — na redko, v velikih razdaljahII [bitwí:n]prepositionmedbetween the devil and the deep sea, between two fires — med Scilo in Karibdo, med dvema ognjemathere's many a slip between the cup and the lip, between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip — ne hvali dneva pred večerombetween hay and grass — ne tič ne miš, niti eno niti drugo
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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
betwixt and between — ► betwixt and between informal neither one thing nor the other. Main Entry: ↑betwixt … English terms dictionary
Betwixt and Between — ( L Envers et l endroit , also translated as The Wrong Side and the Right Side , Collection, 1937) is a work of non fiction by Albert Camus … Wikipedia
betwixt and between — adverb : in a midway position : neither one thing nor the other wrote … in such wise that he seemed more or less betwixt and between American Guide Series: Pennsylvania * * * betwixt and between In a middling, undecided, or intermediate position… … Useful english dictionary
betwixt and between — not able to choose one or the other, ambivalent Which should I choose PC or Mac? I m betwixt and between … English idioms
betwixt and between — Synonyms and related words: amid, amidships, amidst, among, amongst, between, betwixt, dull, fair, fair to middling, fairish, half and half, halfway, in medias res, in the mean, in the middle, indifferent, insipid, lackluster, medially, mediocre … Moby Thesaurus
betwixt and between — informal neither one thing nor the other. → betwixt … English new terms dictionary
betwixt and between — halfway between one thing and another, neither here nor there … English contemporary dictionary
betwixt and between — adverb or adjective Date: 1789 in a midway position ; neither one thing nor the other … New Collegiate Dictionary
betwixt and between — 1. adjective Neither one thing nor the other. 2. adverb Neither here nor there … Wiktionary
betwixt and between — informal not definitely belonging to any of several possibilities … English dictionary