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

betwixt

adverb, preposition
 
/bɪˈtwɪkst/
 
/bɪˈtwɪkst/
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  1. between
    Word OriginOld English betwēox, from be ‘by’ + a Germanic word related to two.
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betwixt and between
  1. (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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halfway
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