Atween

prep

prep ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Preposition
  1. 1
    Between. archaic, dialectal

    "The silver strings of heavenly harp atween: And let there glide by many a pearly car, Pink robes, and wavy hair, and diamond jar"

Synonyms

All synonyms
atwixtbetweenbetweenbetwixt

Example

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"The silver strings of heavenly harp atween: And let there glide by many a pearly car, Pink robes, and wavy hair, and diamond jar"

Etymology

From Middle English atwene. Equivalent to a- + twain.

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