"atwixt" meaning in All languages combined

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Preposition [English]

IPA: /əˈtwɪkst/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -ɪkst Head templates: {{head|en|prep}} atwixt
  1. (obsolete except UK, dialectal) Synonym of betwixt (“between”). Tags: dialectal Synonyms: twixt, 'twixt, betwixt [synonym, synonym-of]
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