Preposition

(English prepositions)

(archaic) between

* {{quote-book

, year=1816 , author= , title=On Leaving Some Friends at an Early Hour , passage=The silver strings of heavenly harp atween :
And let there glide by many a pearly car,
Pink robes, and wavy hair, and diamond jar}}

* {{quote-book

, year=1871 , author= , title= The Silent Partner , passage=That's jest a specimen o' the kind of stoopidity as always seems to be a layin' atween' property and poverty, '''atween''' capital and labor, ' atween you settin' thar with yer soft ways and yer soft dress ag'in you, and me, and the bed, and the chair, and the wall, and the end on't.}} ----

Preposition

(English prepositions)

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.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-10, volume=408, issue=8848, magazine=(The Economist)

, title= Can China clean up fast enough? , passage=All this has led to an explosion of protest across China, including among a middle class that has discovered nimbyism.}}

Denotes a sharing of a common feature in a group.

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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 […]