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betwixt
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
betwixt
(preposition)
between
(adverb)
betwixt
/bɪ
ˈ
twɪkst/
preposition
betwixt
/bɪ
ˈ
twɪkst/
preposition
Britannica Dictionary definition of BETWIXT
old-fashioned + literary
:
between
betwixt and between
:
in the middle
:
not completely one thing and not completely the other thing
Politically, my parents are
betwixt and between
. They're neither liberal nor conservative in their views.
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