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Definition of betwixt adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

betwixt

adverb, preposition

/bɪˈtwɪkst/

/bɪˈtwɪkst/

(literary or old use)Idioms

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between
Word OriginOld English betwēox, from be ‘by’ + a Germanic word related to two.

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betwixt and between

(old-fashioned) in a middle position; neither one thing nor the other
- He found himself placed betwixt and between in the debate, agreeing with parts of each side’s arguments.

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