betwixt

Meanings

• preposition, adjective

  placed or situated between two things

  - "The book is between the two other books on the shelf."
  - "He is betwixt a rock and a hard place."

• adjective, adverb

  in the interval or duration of time between two things

  - "She lived betwixt the ages of eighteen and twenty-five."
  - "He was betwixt laughter and tears."

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Pronunciation

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with betwixt
mixed , fixed , perplexed

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Homophones

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1. betwix (scottish) : between, among
   

2. betwix (obsolete) : to beset, to disturb
   

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Variants

List of all variants of betwixt that leads to same result
betwixt , betwixt and between

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Etymology

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Old English be twixte, from be 'by' + twixte 'a place between'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'betwixt' is often used interchangeably with the word 'between'. However, 'between' is more commonly used in formal writing.

2. The word 'betwixt' is sometimes spelled as 'betwix' or 'betwixen'.

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Related Concepts

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1. intermediate: A term related to 'betwixt' that refers to something that is between two things in terms of position or development.

2. transition: A term related to 'betwixt' that refers to the process or period of changing from one state to another.

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Culture

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Betwixt has been used in various literary works such as Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' and Dickens' 'Bleak House'. It has also been used in music, particularly in folk and traditional music.

How to Memorize "betwixt"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a book sandwiched between two other books on a shelf.
   - Visualize a person standing between two other people.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'betwixt' with the image of a bridge or a bridge connecting two sides.
   - Associate 'betwixt' with the idea of being in the middle of something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Betwixt Book Shelves' to remember the meaning of 'betwixt'.
   - Use the mnemonic 'Between This and That' to remember the meaning of 'betwixt'.

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