What's the difference between between and betwixt?

Between


Definition:

  • (prep.) In the space which separates; betwixt; as, New York is between Boston and Philadelphia.
  • (prep.) Used in expressing motion from one body or place to another; from one to another of two.
  • (prep.) Belonging in common to two; shared by both.
  • (prep.) Belonging to, or participated in by, two, and involving reciprocal action or affecting their mutual relation; as, opposition between science and religion.
  • (prep.) 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.
  • (prep.) In intermediate relation to, in respect to time, quantity, or degree; as, between nine and ten o'clock.
  • (n.) Intermediate time or space; interval.

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Betwixt


Definition:

  • (prep.) In the space which separates; between.
  • (prep.) From one to another of; mutually affecting.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The article – which counts Rubio among five people who will never accept the role of vice-president to presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump – suggests Rubio is “betwixt and between” on whether to seek re-election to the US Senate, run for governor or enter the private sector.
  • (2) The outpouring was triggered by a news report that cited unnamed sources “close to him” suggesting the senator was “betwixt and between” on whether to seek re-election to the Senate, run for governor or enter the private sector.
  • (3) Being sexually involved with an IV drug user for some years alters a person's relative position betwixt and between the drug subculture, on the one hand, and mainstream pursuits of family, work and church, on the other.

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