Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

atween

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: atween
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

Between.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"The silver strings of heavenly harp atween: And let there glide by many a pearly car, Pink robes, and wavy hair, and diamond jar"
"That's jest a specimen o' the kind of stoopidity as always seems to be a layin' atween property and poverty, atween capital and labor, atween you settin' thar with yer soft ways and yer soft dress ag'in you, and me, and the bed, and the chair, and the wall, and the end on't."

Etymology

From Middle English atwene. Equivalent to a- + twain.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: a
Root: atwene

Usage

Archaic

Synonyms

atwixt betwixt

Questions

What does atween mean?: Between.
Where does atween come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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