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twixt
twihkst
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A shortened, poetic form of "betwixt," meaning between.
"The old cottage stood twixt the woods and the river."
""Twixt hope and fear" is the kind of phrase you find in old poems."
How to Use Twixt
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old-fashioned or poetic way of saying "between."
When to use it
Archaic and literary — you would not use this in everyday speech or writing.
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Etymology
A worn-down form of Middle English twyx, with a small added -t sound, related to "between."