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Word of the Day – Betwixt

By February 12, 2026Word of the Day

Betwixt (preposition)

be-twikst

Between.

before 950; Middle English betwix, Old English betwix, betweox. Survives in the South Mids, UK and Southern US.

Example sentences

“The town stood betwixt two hills”

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