between
preposition (CONNECTING) /bɪˈtwiːn/Definition
A2 connecting two or more places, things, or people: There is a regular train service between Glasgow and Edinburgh. The survey shows a link between asthma and air pollution.Between › from one place to another: He commutes daily between Leeds and Manchester.Between
(Definition of between preposition (CONNECTING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- 'twixt preposition
- amid preposition
- among preposition
- between preposition (SEPARATING)
- between preposition, adverb (AMOUNT)
- between preposition, adverb (SPACE)
- between preposition, adverb (TIME)
- between times idiom
- betwixt
- halfway adjective, adverb
- in preposition (DURING)
- in-between adjective
- inter- prefix
- intermediate adjective
- intervening adjective
- mid preposition
- midst noun
- midst preposition
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