Between \Be*tween"\, n.
Intermediate time or space; interval. [Poetic & R.] --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Between \Be*tween"\, prep. [OE. bytwene, bitweonen, AS.
betwe['o]nan, betwe['o]num; prefix be- by + a form fr. AS.
tw[=a] two, akin to Goth. tweihnai two apiece. See Twain,
and cf. Atween, Betwixt.]
1. In the space which separates; betwixt; as, New York is
between Boston and Philadelphia.
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2. Used in expressing motion from one body or place to
another; from one to another of two.
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If things should go so between them. --Bacon.
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3. Belonging in common to two; shared by both.
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Castor and Pollux with only one soul between them.
--Locke.
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4. Belonging to, or participated in by, two, and involving
reciprocal action or affecting their mutual relation; as,
opposition between science and religion.
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An intestine struggle, open or secret, between
authority and liberty. --Hume.
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5. 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.
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6. In intermediate relation to, in respect to time, quantity,
or degree; as, between nine and ten o'clock.
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Between decks, the space, or in the space, between the
decks of a vessel.
Between ourselves, Between you and me, Between
themselves, in confidence; with the understanding that the
matter is not to be communicated to others.
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Syn: Between, Among.
Usage: Between etymologically indicates only two; as, a
quarrel between two men or two nations; to be between
two fires, etc. It is however extended to more than
two in expressing a certain relation.
I . . . hope that between public business,
improving studies, and domestic pleasures,
neither melancholy nor caprice will find any
place for entrance. --Johnson.
[1913 Webster] Among implies a mass or collection of
things or persons, and always supposes more than two;
as, the prize money was equally divided among the
ship's crew.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
between
adv 1: in the interval; "dancing all the dances with little rest
between" [syn: betwixt]
2: in between; "two houses with a tree between" [syn: 'tween]
WordNet (r) 2.0
Between, GA (town, FIPS 7640)
Location: 33.81305 N, 83.80891 W
Population (1990): 82 (36 housing units)
Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Between, GA -- U.S. town in Georgia
Population (2000): 148
Housing Units (2000): 63
Land area (2000): 0.868533 sq. miles (2.249491 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.868533 sq. miles (2.249491 sq. km)
FIPS code: 07640
Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location: 33.813956 N, 83.809170 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Between, GA
Between
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
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