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betwixt
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An old-fashioned word for "between."
"The cottage sat betwixt two ancient oak trees."
How to Use Betwixt
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA poetic or archaic way of saying "between," still surviving in the phrase "betwixt and between" (in an in-between state).
When to use it
Rarely used in modern speech except playfully or in the fixed phrase "betwixt and between."
Common pairings
betwixt and between
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The cottage sat _____ two ancient oak trees.
Etymology
From Old English betweox, from a Germanic root meaning "twofold" — a close relative of "between" and "twin."