Among vs Compartment - What's the difference?
among | compartment |
Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst)
Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.
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A room, or section, or chamber
:* "Two men were seated in a well-lighted compartment of a third-class carriage."
One of the parts in which an area is subdivided.
(biochemistry) Part of a protein that serves a specific function.
(heraldry) A mound (often of grass) beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.
As a preposition among
is denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects (see usage note at amidst).As a noun compartment is
a room, or section, or chamber.among
English
Alternative forms
* amonge (archaic) * amoung (obsolete)Preposition
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- Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us […]