"in-between" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From in- + between. Etymology templates: {{af|en|in-|between}} in- + between Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} in-between
  1. Lying between; neither one thing nor the other. Derived forms: in-betweeny, inbetweening Translations (Lying between): بَيْنَ بَيْنَ (bayna bayna) (Arabic), междинен (meždinen) (Bulgarian), преходен (prehoden) (Bulgarian), intermedi (Catalan), tussenliggend (Dutch), dazwischenliegend (German), leżący pomiędzy (Polish), перехо́дный (perexódnyj) (Russian), промежу́точный (promežútočnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-in-between-en-adj-YmdPGfjy Categories (other): English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 31 33 36

Noun

Forms: in-betweens [plural]
Etymology: From in- + between. Etymology templates: {{af|en|in-|between}} in- + between Head templates: {{en-noun}} in-between (plural in-betweens)
  1. An interval or intervening time. Synonyms: interim
    Sense id: en-in-between-en-noun-WF9ySQIz Categories (other): English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 31 33 36
  2. One who intervenes.
    Sense id: en-in-between-en-noun-l86k244K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 13 57 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 31 33 36

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