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betwixt

/bɪˈtwɪkst/
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• preposition

1

In or into the space, time, or interval separating two things, places, or people; between.

Example

"As the proverb warns, there is many a slip betwixt the cup and the lip."

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• adverb

1

In an intermediate position or space; in between (now chiefly used in the phrase 'betwixt and between').

Example

"The committee's proposal left the project betwixt and between, neither fully approved nor officially rejected."

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Word Nuance & Usage

Primarily archaic or literary in modern English, though it survives in everyday usage within the fixed idiom 'betwixt and between' (meaning in an intermediate or undecided state).

• Rhymes for betwixt

• Nearby Words

betty
betwa
between
betwixt
bevel
beverage
bevy

Word Origin & Etymology

From Old English betweox ('between'), formed from the prefix be- ('by') and a Germanic root related to twa ('two'), with a parasitic final -t added in Middle English.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Betwixt. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/betwixt
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