01 prep. In the space which separates; betwixt; as, New York is between Boston and Philadelphia.
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In the space which separates; betwixt; as, New York is between Boston and Philadelphia.
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Used in expressing motion from one body or place to another; from one to another of two.“If things should go so between them.” — Bacon.
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Belonging in common to two; shared by both.“Castor and Pollux with only one soul between them.” — Locke.
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Belonging to, or participated in by, two, and involving reciprocal action or affecting their mutual relation; as, opposition between science and religion.“An intestine struggle, open or secret, between authority and liberty.” — Hume.
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With relation to two, as involved in an act or attribute of which another is the agent or subject; as, to judge between or to choose between courses; to distinguish between you and me; to mediate between nations.
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In intermediate relation to, in respect to time, quantity, or degree; as, between nine and ten o'clock.“I . . . hope that between public business, improving studies, and domestic pleasures, neither melancholy nor caprice will find any place for entrance.” — Johnson.
Phrases & compounds
Between decks —
the space, or in the space, between the decks of a vessel.
Between ourselves —
in confidence; with the understanding that the matter is not to be communicated to others.
Syn.
Between, Among.