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Betwixt vs Amongst - What's the difference?

betwixt | amongst |

As prepositions the difference between betwixt and amongst

is that betwixt is (literary|or|archaic) between, specifically between two objects while amongst is .

betwixt

English

Alternative forms

* betwyxt (obsolete)

Preposition

(English prepositions)
  • (literary, or, archaic) Between, specifically between two objects.
  • * Shakespeare
    • There was some speech of marriage / Betwixt myself and her.
  • * 1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 3
    • When I saw the coffin I knew that I was respited, for, as I judged, there was space between it and the wall behind enough to contain my little carcass; and in a second I had put out the candle, scrambled up the shelves, half-stunned my senses with dashing my head against the roof, and squeezed my body betwixt wall and coffin.

    Derived terms

    * betwixt and between * 'twixt, twixt

    amongst

    English

    Alternative forms

    * among * amongest (obsolete) * amoungst (archaic) * amoungest (obsolete)

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)

    • Synonyms

    * among (variant of amongst) * amidst * amid